KOSCIUSKO, Miss. – A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962.

Initially, Meredith attended Jackson State College, now Jackson State University, but during his sophomore year, he sued in order to gain admission to the University of Mississippi, breaking its color ...

Thanks to a determined group of 17 graduating seniors at Florida State University, James Howard Meredith is fully home now. It’s time. In cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Archives and ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60 years after white protesters erupted into violence as he became the first Black student to enroll ...

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KOSCIUSKO, Miss. — A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962.