Profession: Civil Rights Activist
Nationality:
American
Biography: First African-American student and graduate of the previously segregated University of Mississippi.
Born: June 25, 1933
Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
Age: 89 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Cancer
Historical Events
- 1961-09-20 African-American student James Meredith is refused enrolment to the segregated University of Mississippi
- 1962-09-20 Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett refuses to admit an African-American, James Meredith, to Mississippi University
- 1962-10-01 James Meredith enrolls for classes at University of Mississippi, desegregating the college
- 1962-10-01 James Meredith becomes the 1st black student at the University of Mississippi
- 1963-08-18 James Meredith becomes the 1st black graduate from University of Mississippi
- 1966-06-06 Civil rights activist James Meredith wounded by white sniper in Mississippi
Dorothy Height
Fannie Lou Hamer
Ida B. Wells
James Bevel
Rosa Parks
Victoria Woodhull