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 ...

James Meredith grew up in Kosciusko, Mississippi, determined to claim the rights promised to every American. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he set his sights on the University of Mississippi — a ...

A former University of Mississippi student was indicted Friday on federal civil rights charges for allegedly hanging a rope and a flag featuring the Confederate battle flag around the neck of a statue ...

UNIVERSITY, Miss. (WCSC) - Deadly riots broke out on Sept. 30, 1962, when the first Black student tried to register for classes at the University of Mississippi. James Meredith was an Air Force ...

This is an opinion column. Yesterday is today’s foundation. It reveals our strengths and cracks. That’s why I love history. It cannot be changed and ignoring it only leads to ignorance — to the risk ...

The teenage grandson of Mississippi Civil Rights leader James Meredith is facing a murder charge for the death of 17-year-old Saleh Ghasan Humaid. James Howard Meredith Knight, 16, is one of two ...