The End of Meredith's reign

After his time at the University of Mississippi, Meredith continued his education at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria (1964-65) and at Columbia University (1966-68). Meredith ended his occupation as a civil rights activist and became a stockbroker.

The March Against Fear

An Interview of James Meredith on the March Against Fear

Growth and Influence

"Meredith's account of this experience at the university, Three Years in Mississippi was published in 1966.

On 5th June, 1966, Meredith started a solitary March Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson, to protest against racism. Soon after starting his march he was shot by sniper. When they heard the news, other civil rights campaigners, including Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael and Floyd McKissick, decided to continue the march in Meredith's name."

Meredith promoted Black Power by peaceful protesting and nonviolence by marching.

McMillian, Peter. Spartacus Educational Publishers Ltd., "James Meredith." Accessed June 1, 2012. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmeredith.htm.

The Early Years

James Meredith was born in June 25th, 1933 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. He was the 7th son of Moses Meredith and grew up on a farm. By the early age of 15, Meredith had been forced into a segregated car and sparked his occupation as a civil rights worker.

Meredith enlisted in the Air Force right after he had graduated high school. He left the Air Force in 1960 and Attended Jackson State University, a segregated black university. In 1961 Meredith had left Jackson State in attempt to enroll in Mississippi State University, with the inspiration from Kennedy's Inaugural address. After being denied, Meredith sued Mississippi State with the help of the NAACP, and took the case to the Supreme Court. However, in 1955, with Brown vs. Board of Ed, the court ruled segregation of public schools to be unconstitutional. Meredith was allowed to attend Ole Miss.