University Of Mississippi Collection

OLE MISS RIOT, 1962. The University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Mississippi, after the riots caused by white segregationists protesting the enrollment of James Meredith, the first black student

MOTLEY AND MEREDITH, 1962. Student James Meredith with attorney Constance Baker Motley at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans, at the time of his suit against the University of Mississippi

OLE MISS RIOT, 1962. White students rioting over the enrollment of James Meredith, a black student, at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi

OLE MISS RIOT, 1962. Students waving Confederate flags at the University of Mississippi football game in Jackson, Mississippi

EVERS, MOTLEY & GREENBERG. Civil Rights lawyers Medgar Evers, Constance Baker Motley, and Jack Greenberg at a press conference regarding James Merediths suit against the University of Mississippi

ROSS BARNETT (1898-1987). American politician and segregationist. With a framed declaration from Louisianian politicians, supporting his segregation efforts on the University of Mississippi campus

OLE MISS RIOT, 1962. A US Army truck on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Mississippi, prior to the riot caused by segregationists protesting the enrollment of James Meredith

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The University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, was the epicenter of a pivotal moment in American civil rights history. In 1962, James Meredith became the first Black student to enroll, sparking the Ole Miss Riot. White students, fueled by segregationist sentiments led by figures like Ross Barnett, rioted and waved Confederate flags. Civil rights lawyers Constance Baker Motley and Medgar Evers fought for Meredith's right to attend, leading to a standoff between students and the US military. This tumultuous time marked a turning point in the struggle for racial equality in the Deep South.