UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980
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Identifier
35160004384484
Creation Date
10-1-1962
Subject—Names
James Meredith
Subject—Topics
Civil Rights Movement; Education
Description
Oxford, Miss.: Negro James Meredith, 29, is escorted to his first class at the University of Mississippi here early Oct. 1st by U.S. Marshal James McShane (right) and another unidentified Marshal. Meredith went to his first class, Colonial American History, with his hands to his eyes, trying to protect them from the lingering fumes of tear gas used to break up the previous night's riot.
Format
BW Photograph, 10" x 8"
Source
United Press International
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Keywords
African Americans, history, United States, prejudice, desegregation, civil rights movement, Black Panthers