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

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