In 1962 James Meredith became the first African-American student to be admitted to the University of Mississippi. The university was desecrated by rioters as a result of his attendance.
Evers was assassinated
He was assassinated.
Evers was assassinated
If it happened before '61, it was Eisenhower. From '61 to '63 (Nov) it would've been Kennedy. From '63 to '68 LBJ.
After Medgar Evers helped James Meredith integrate the University of Mississippi in 1962, he continued his work as a civil rights activist, facing increasing threats and hostility. On June 12, 1963, just hours after delivering a speech in support of civil rights, Evers was assassinated outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi, by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith. His murder sparked outrage and drew national attention to the civil rights movement, further galvanizing efforts for racial equality. Evers' legacy endures as a symbol of the struggle against racial injustice.
The barring of the Jewish students from schooling in Germany was one of the event that happened in the year James Meredith was born.
Emily Poe, who played the fiddle for Taylor Swift, left the band and started attending the University of Tennessee Law School.
what happened to the Mississippi river in 1812
Murder on the Mississippi happened in 1986.
He was placed on the Hollywood blacklist.
He passed away...not sure of year. I think early nineties. He was from Mississippi. He directed Oratorio Chorus, when I was a Freshman. (1970.)
Many bodies were buried in Enterprise, Mississippi after the battle of Shiloh during the Civil War.