Was James Meredith’s greatest achievement his March Against Fear?

Was James Meredith’s greatest achievement his March Against Fear?

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. James Meredith believes his 1966 March Against Fear was more important than what he is most known for — becoming the first Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Meredith, who no longer gives interviews, recently told Mississippi Today through his wife that he agrees with his granddaughter, Janae Knight, who said integrating the university she n…