Sep 29, 2022 · James Meredith speaks Wednesday (Sept. 28) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts during ‘The Mission Continues: Building Upon the Legacy,’ a signature event honoring the 60th anniversary of Meredith’s enrollment at the university.

Oct 3, 2022 · James Meredith (left) is presented one of several awards and recognitions Wednesday (Sept. 28) during ‘The Mission Continues: Building Upon the Legacy,’ the signature event commemorating the 60th anniversary of his enrollment at the University of Mississippi.

Sep 29, 2022 · OXFORD — Nearly 60 years to the day after James Meredith walked onto the University of Mississippi campus to enroll and was met with resistance and violence, he returned for one of a series of commemorative events honoring him …

Sep 28, 2022 · Sixty years after civil rights activist James Meredith integrated the University of Mississippi, students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests will gather in his honor to commemorate the anniversary of that defining moment in the university’s history.

Sep 23, 2022 · The university will honor the courage and persistence of James Meredith at a signature event commemorating the 60th anniversary of his enrollment on Sept. 28 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Meredith is among the speakers at the two-hour event, which will be live-streamed.

Oct 1, 2022 · The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to James Meredith 60 years after integration. White protesters erupted into violence in 1962 as he became the first Black student to enroll in what was then a bastion of Deep South segregation.

Oct 3, 2022 · OXFORD, Miss. – James Meredith has became the fifth individual in the University of Mississippi’s history to receive one of its most prestigious honors, the Mississippi Humanitarian Award.

Sep 29, 2022 · Boyce awarded Meredith with the Mississippi Humanitarian Award. Boyce said the award is one of the university's highest honors, and it has only been given out four times in the last 20 years. Prior to that, Boyce said they do not know if it was ever given. "We have a monetary gift along with this award, for your James Meredith Bible Society.

Oct 1, 2022 · The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to its first Black student, who started Oct. 1, 1962, under a federal court order amid state resistance.

Oct 3, 2022 · JACKSON, Miss — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60 years after white protesters erupted into violence as he became the first Black student to...