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James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot

Henry T. Gallagher

Author : Henry T. Gallagher
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496856067

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In September 1962, James Meredith became the first African American admitted to the University of Mississippi. A milestone in the civil rights movement, his admission triggered a riot spurred by a mob of three thousand whites from across the South and all but officially stoked by the state's segregationist authorities. Historians have called the Oxford riot nothing less than an insurrection and the worst constitutional crisis since the Civil War. The escalating conflict prompted President John F. Kennedy to send twenty thousand regular army troops, in addition to federalized Mississippi National Guard soldiers, into the civil unrest (ten thousand into the town itself) to quell rioters and restore law and order. James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot is the memoir of one of the participants, a young army second lieutenant named Henry Gallagher, born and raised in Minnesota. His military police battalion from New Jersey deployed, without the benefit of riot-control practice or advance briefing, into a deadly civil rights confrontation. He was thereafter assigned as the officer-in-charge of Meredith's security detail at a time when he faced very real threats to his life. Gallagher's first-person account considers the performance of his fellow soldiers before and after the riot. He writes of the behavior of the white students, some of them defiant, others perceiving a Communist-inspired Kennedy conspiracy in Meredith's entry into Mississippi's “flagship” university. The author depicts the student, Meredith, a man who at times seemed disconnected with the violent reality that swirled around him, and who even aspired to be freed of his protectors so that he could just be another Ole Miss student. James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot is both an invaluable perspective on a pivotal moment in American history and an in-depth look at a unique home front military action. From the vantage of the fiftieth anniversary of the riot, Henry T. Gallagher reveals the young man he was in the midst of one of history's most profound tests, a soldier from the Midwest encountering the powder keg of the Old South and its violent racial divisions.

James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot

Henry T. Gallagher

Author : Henry T. Gallagher
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781617036545

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In September 1962, James Meredith became the first African American admitted to the University of Mississippi. A milestone in the civil rights movement, his admission triggered a riot spurred by a mob of three thousand whites from across the South and all but officially stoked by the state’s segregationist authorities. Historians have called the Oxford riot nothing less than an insurrection and the worst constitutional crisis since the Civil War. The escalating conflict prompted President John F. Kennedy to send twenty thousand regular army troops, in addition to federalized Mississippi National Guard soldiers, into the civil unrest (ten thousand into the town itself) to quell rioters and restore law and order. James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot is the memoir of one of the participants, a young army second lieutenant named Henry Gallagher, born and raised in Minnesota. His military police battalion from New Jersey deployed, without the benefit of riot-control practice or advance briefing, into a deadly civil rights confrontation. He was thereafter assigned as the officer-in-charge of Meredith’s security detail at a time when he faced very real threats to his life. Gallagher’s first-person account considers the performance of his fellow soldiers before and after the riot. He writes of the behavior of the white students, some of them defiant, others perceiving a Communist-inspired Kennedy conspiracy in Meredith’s entry into Mississippi’s “flagship” university. The author depicts the student, Meredith, a man who at times seemed disconnected with the violent reality that swirled around him, and who even aspired to be freed of his protectors so that he could just be another Ole Miss student. James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot is both an invaluable perspective on a pivotal moment in American history and an in-depth look at a unique home-front military action. From the vantage of the fiftieth anniversary of the riot, Henry T. Gallagher reveals the young man he was in the midst of one of history’s most profound tests, a soldier from the Midwest encountering the powder keg of the Old South and its violent racial divisions.

The Price of Defiance

Charles W. Eagles

Author : Charles W. Eagles
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780807832738

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Presents the history of the efforts to integrate the University of Mississippi, describing James Meredith's struggles to become its first African-American student and the conflict between segregationist Governor Ross Barnet and federal law enforcement officials.

The Price of Defiance

Charles W. Eagles

Author : Charles W. Eagles
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807895598

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When James Meredith enrolled as the first African American student at the University of Mississippi in 1962, the resulting riots produced more casualties than any other clash of the civil rights era. Eagles shows that the violence resulted from the university's and the state's long defiance of the civil rights movement and federal law. Ultimately, the price of such behavior--the price of defiance--was not only the murderous riot that rocked the nation and almost closed the university but also the nation's enduring scorn for Ole Miss and Mississippi. Eagles paints a remarkable portrait of Meredith himself by describing his unusual family background, his personal values, and his service in the U.S. Air Force, all of which prepared him for his experience at Ole Miss.

Three Years in Mississippi

James Meredith

Author : James Meredith
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496821027

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On October 1, 1962, James Meredith was the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Preceded by violent rioting resulting in two deaths and a lengthy court battle that made it all the way to the Supreme Court, his admission was a pivotal moment in civil rights history. Citing his "divine responsibility" to end white supremacy, Meredith risked everything to attend Ole Miss. In doing so, he paved the way for integration across the country. Originally published in 1966, more than ten years after the Supreme Court ended segregation in public schools in Brown v. Board of Education, Meredith describes his intense struggle to attend an all-white university and break down long-held race barriers in one of the most conservative states in the country. This first-person account offers a glimpse into a crucial point in civil rights history and the determination and courage of a man facing unfathomable odds. Reprinted for the first time, this volume features a new introduction by historian Aram Goudsouzian.

The Battle of Ole Miss

Frank Lambert

Author : Frank Lambert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0199758581

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James Meredith broke the color barrier in 1962 as the first African American student at Ole Miss. The violent riot that followed would be one of the most deadly clashes of the civil rights era, seriously wounding scores of U.S. Marshals and killing two civilians, and forcing the federal government to send thousands of soldiers to restore the peace. In The Battle of Ole Miss: Civil Rights v. States' Rights, Frank Lambert--who was a student at Ole Miss at the time and witnessed many of these events--provides an engaging narrative of the tumultuous period surrounding Meredith's arrival at the University of Mississippi. Written from the unique perspective of a student, Lambert explores the riot and its aftermath, examining why James Meredith deemed it important enough to risk his life in order to enter Ole Miss and why scores of white students resisted Meredith's enrollment. Lambert captures the complex and confused reactions of the students--most of whom had never given race a second thought--and many of whom were not averse to Meredith attending Ole Miss. In examining this single incident, Lambert illuminates the broader themes of social and cultural fault lines, Mississippi race relations, the fight for racial justice, and the political realignment that transformed the south. Part of the Critical Historical Encounters series, The Battle of Ole Miss: Civil Rights v. States' Rights is an ideal supplement for undergraduate U.S. Survey courses and courses in African American History, Civil Rights, the U.S. Since 1945, and the 1960s.

A Mission from God

James Meredith

Author : James Meredith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451674743

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“I am not a civil rights hero. I am a warrior, and I am on a mission from God.” —James Meredith James Meredith engineered two of the most epic events of the American civil rights era: the desegregation of the University of Mississippi in 1962, which helped open the doors of education to all Americans; and the March Against Fear in 1966, which helped open the floodgates of voter registration in the South. Part memoir, part manifesto, A Mission from God is James Meredith’s look back at his courageous and action-packed life and his challenge to America to address the most critical issue of our day: how to educate and uplift the millions of black and white Americans who remain locked in the chains of poverty by improving our public education system. Born on a small farm in Mississippi, Meredith returned home in 1960 after nine years in the U.S. Air Force, with a master plan to shatter the system of state terror and white supremacy in America. He waged a fourteen-month legal campaign to force the state of Mississippi to honor his rights as an American citizen and admit him to the University of Mississippi. He fought the case all the way to the Supreme Court and won. Meredith endured months of death threats, daily verbal abuse, and round-the-clock protection from federal marshals and thousands of troops to became the first black graduate of the University of Mississippi in 1963. In 1966 he was shot by a sniper on the second day of his “Walk Against Fear” to inspire voter registration in Mississippi. Though Meredith never allied with traditional civil rights groups, leaders of civil rights organizations flocked to help him complete the march, one of the last great marches of the civil rights era. Decades later, Meredith says, “Now it is time for our next great mission from God. . . . You and I have a divine responsibility to transform America.”

Local People

John Dittmer

Author : John Dittmer
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0252065077

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Traces the monumental battle waged by civil rights organizations and by local people to establish basic human rights for all citizens of Mississippi

An American Insurrection

William Doyle

Author : William Doyle
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780385499705

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In 1961, a black veteran named James Meredith applied for admission to the University of Mississippi — and launched a legal revolt against white supremacy in the most segregated state in America. Meredith’s challenge ultimately triggered what Time magazine called “the gravest conflict between federal and state authority since the Civil War,” a crisis that on September 30, 1962, exploded into a chaotic battle between thousands of white civilians and a small corps of federal marshals. To crush the insurrection, President John F. Kennedy ordered a lightning invasion of Mississippi by over 20,000 U.S. combat infantry, paratroopers, military police, and National Guard troops. Based on years of intensive research, including over 500 interviews, JFK’s White House tapes, and 9,000 pages of FBI files, An American Insurrection is a minute-by-minute account of the crisis. William Doyle offers intimate portraits of the key players, from James Meredith to the segregationist Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett, to President John F. Kennedy and the federal marshals and soldiers who risked their lives to uphold the Constitution. The defeat of the segregationist uprising in Oxford was a turning point in the civil rights struggle, and An American Insurrection brings this largely forgotten event to life in all its drama, stunning detail, and historical importance.

Down to the Crossroads

Aram Goudsouzian

Author : Aram Goudsouzian
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780374710767

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In 1962, James Meredith became a civil rights hero when he enrolled as the first African American student at the University of Mississippi. Four years later, he would make the news again when he reentered Mississippi, on foot. His plan was to walk from Memphis to Jackson, leading a "March Against Fear" that would promote black voter registration and defy the entrenched racism of the region. But on the march's second day, he was shot by a mysterious gunman, a moment captured in a harrowing and now iconic photograph. What followed was one of the central dramas of the civil rights era. With Meredith in the hospital, the leading figures of the civil rights movement flew to Mississippi to carry on his effort. They quickly found themselves confronting southern law enforcement officials, local activists, and one another. In the span of only three weeks, Martin Luther King, Jr., narrowly escaped a vicious mob attack; protesters were teargassed by state police; Lyndon Johnson refused to intervene; and the charismatic young activist Stokely Carmichael first led the chant that would define a new kind of civil rights movement: Black Power. Aram Goudsouzian's Down to the Crossroads is the story of the last great march of the King era, and the first great showdown of the turbulent years that followed. Depicting rural demonstrators' courage and the impassioned debates among movement leaders, Goudsouzian reveals the legacy of an event that would both integrate African Americans into the political system and inspire even bolder protests against it. Full of drama and contemporary resonances, this book is civil rights history at its best.

James Meredith

Meredith Coleman McGee

Author : Meredith Coleman McGee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313397400

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This book provides an honest look at the life and times of Civil Rights icon James Howard Meredith within the context of the America that created him and his generation. James Meredith is a Civil Rights icon who took on the U.S. federal government and forced it to take a stand on whether African Americans were entitled to receive higher education at the same schools as whites. James Meredith: Warrior and the America That Created Him provides an insightful, revealing examination of the state of the United States that engendered James Meredith and others of his generation who stood up for equality. The book examines Meredith's early life; his actions that resulted in the integration of Ole Miss; his 1966 "March Against Fear," during which he was shot by a shotgun-wielding sniper; and voting rights stories from the Civil Rights era. The book also explores the roles played by famed Civil Rights activist Medgar W. Evers, Meredith's legal team, and the NAACP in shaping the events that prompted President John F. Kennedy to send in armed troops to restore order and break Mississippi's Jim Crow laws. The last two chapters focus on closing America's wealth gap in modern-day society.

The Past That Would Not Die

Walter Lord

Author : Walter Lord
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781453238462

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DIVLord’s history of the 1962 Ole Miss riots, sparked by one man’s heroic stance against segregation in the American South/divDIV /divDIV/divDIVOn September 30, 1962, James H. Meredith matriculated at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. An air force veteran with sixty hours of transfer credits, Meredith would have been welcomed were it not for the color of his skin. As the first African-American student to register at a previously segregated school, however, he risked his life. The Supreme Court had determined that Oxford’s university must desegregate, and several hundred federal marshals came to support Meredith. It would not be enough. As President Kennedy called for peace, a riot exploded in Oxford. By eleven o’clock that night, the marshals were out of tear gas. By midnight, the highway patrol had pulled out, gunfire was spreading, and Kennedy was forced to send in the army./divDIV /divDIVIn this definitive history, Walter Lord argues that the riot was not an isolated incident, but a manifestation of racial hatred that was wrapped up in the state’s identity, stretching all the way back to the Civil War./div

Free At Last

Sara Bullard

Author : Sara Bullard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994-10-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780199762279

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Here is an illustrated history of the civil rights movement, written and designed for ages 10 to adult, that clearly and effectively brings the turbulent years of struggle to life, and gives a vivid and powerful experience of what it was like not so very long ago. Provides a brief overview of black history in the US, discussing the civil-rights movement chronologically through stories and photos.

The Freedom Summer Murders

Don Mitchell

Author : Don Mitchell
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780545633932

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The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell Pdf

A gripping true story of murder and the fight for civil rights and social justice in 1960s Mississppi. On June 21, 1964, three young men were killed by the Ku Klux Klan for trying to help black Americans vote as part of the 1964 Fredom Summer registration effort in Mississippi. The disappearance and brutal murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner caused a national uproar and was one of the most significant events of the civil rights movement.The Freedom Summer Murders tells the tragic story of these brave men, the crime that resulted in their untimely deaths, and the relentless forty-one-year pursuit of a conviction. It is the story of idealistic and courageous young people who wanted to change their county for the better. It is the story of black and white. And ultimately, it is the story of our nation's endless struggle to close the gap between what is and what should be.

We Believed We Were Immortal

Kathleen Woodruff Wickham

Author : Kathleen Woodruff Wickham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Education
ISBN : 0916242838

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We Believed We Were Immortal by Kathleen Woodruff Wickham Pdf

A history of the 1962 Ole Miss riot from the POV of12 reporters who covered the riot, including their reports.Examines also unsolved murder of French reporterPaul Guihard, the only journalist killed in civil rights eventThe 12 reporters are Claude Sitton, Karl Fleming, SidnaBrower, Neal Gregory Moses Newson, Dorothy Gilliam Dan Rather, Richard Valeriani, Fred Powledge,photographer Flip Schulke; Preface by Bob Schieffer.

James Meredith And The Ole Miss Riot

James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot by Henry T. Gallagher Pdf

James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot by Henry T. Gallagher Pdf

The Price of Defiance by Charles W. Eagles Pdf

The Price of Defiance by Charles W. Eagles Pdf

Three Years in Mississippi by James Meredith Pdf

The Battle of Ole Miss by Frank Lambert Pdf

A Mission from God by James Meredith Pdf

Local People by John Dittmer Pdf

An American Insurrection by William Doyle Pdf

Down to the Crossroads by Aram Goudsouzian Pdf

James Meredith by Meredith Coleman McGee Pdf

The Past That Would Not Die by Walter Lord Pdf

Free At Last by Sara Bullard Pdf

The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell Pdf

We Believed We Were Immortal by Kathleen Woodruff Wickham Pdf

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