James Meredith knew he was putting his life in ... an event honoring him at the Mississippi Capitol. Meredith is a civil rights icon who has long resisted that label because he believes it sets ...

A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith ... that’s something special.” Meredith, who resists being called a civil rights leader, now lives in ...

Ole Miss enrolls Meredith after riots kill 2, injure 75 By AL KUETTNER OXFORD, Miss., Oct. 1, 1962 (UPI) -- Negro James Meredith registered ... crisis since the Civil War.There were banner ...