On this day in 1963, civil rights activist, writer and political adviser James Meredith graduated after becoming the first Black student to be admitted to the University of Mississippi, a racially segregated higher learning institution. Born on June 25, 1933, Meredith was one of thirteen kids born to Roxie and Moses Meredith. He grew up largely on the family farm in Attala County before eventually moving to St. Petersburg, Florida, to stay with…
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