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University Of Mississippi

In this Oct. 2, 1962 photo provided by the University of Mississippi, James Meredith, left, attends class for the first time in Peabody Hall on The University of Mississippi campus, in Oxford, Miss. Meredith, the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi after integration, says he doesn't plan to participate in the university's commemoration of his history-making enrollment 50 years ago, which prompted a state-federal standoff, sparked deadly mob violence and ultimately ended the university's official policy of racial segregation. (AP Photo/University of Mississippi Public Relations, Ed Meek, File)

Man who integrated Ole Miss troubled by protest

Associated Press
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - The man who integrated the University of Mississippi says he's troubled and confused by the protest there against President Barack Obama's re-election...
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Anti-Obama re-election protest at Ole Miss escalates, 2 arrested

Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A protest at the University of Mississippi against the re-election of President Barack Obama grew into crowd of about 400 people with shouted racial slurs...
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Ole Miss' 1st black homecoming queen

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - History was made over the weekend when the University of Mississippi crowned its first African-American homecoming queen...
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In this Oct. 2, 1962 photo provided by the University of Mississippi, James Meredith, left, attends class for the first time in Peabody Hall on The University of Mississippi campus, in Oxford, Miss. Meredith, the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi after integration, says he doesn't plan to participate in the university's commemoration of his history-making enrollment 50 years ago, which prompted a state-federal standoff, sparked deadly mob violence and ultimately ended the university's official policy of racial segregation. (AP Photo/University of Mississippi Public Relations, Ed Meek, File)

50 years later, University of Mississippi marks integration

Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - The black man who enrolled at the University of Mississippi 50 years ago amid violent protests says he doesn't plan to participate in the school's commemoration of his history-making step against racial segregation. James Meredith, now 79, says he doesn't see the point...
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Till's murder still educates students about Civil Rights

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VIDEO - Simeon Wright had no idea he would witness the kidnapping of the man whose murder launched the civil rights movement...
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Ole Miss students sack Confederate rebel mascot

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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Students at the University of Mississippi have picked the Rebel Black Bear as their new mascot...
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From the 'Blind Side' to the bright side

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VIDEO - The Blind Side tells the story of the Tuohy family's unlikely addition...
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