By the fall of 1962, racial tension had exploded in the South. Groups like the Little Rock Nine and the Freedom Riders had exposed the violence that was enrooted in the deep shame of many Americans and it needed to be change. James Howard Meredith had closely followed that racial tension and believed that it was the right time to move aggressively in what he considered “a war against white supremacy”.
James Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on June 25, 1933, he was raised on a farm with nine brothers and sisters, largely protected from the racism of the time. Meredith first experienced the humiliation of racial discrimination at age fifteen, on a return train to Mississippi after visiting family in the North. He remembered in 1962, Meredith was ordered to give up his seat and move to the crowded black section of the train, where he had to stand for the rest of his trip home. That forward he vowed that he would dedicate his life to ensuring equal treatment for African Americans.
Meredith enlisted in the armed forces after high school, joining the air force. Over five years, he became known for his precise attention to detail with his work, and in 1956, he received a post in Japan. Meredith spent nine years in the United States Air Force before enrolling at Jackson State College an …show more content…
The Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1962 college football season. The Rebels' finished the season undefeated(it is the only true undefeated season in school history), as Southeastern Conference (SEC) champions and they beat Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl for the National Championship. The Rebels' undefeated season was unnoticed because of the civil rights movement taking place on their own campus as James Meredith, helped by the United States government, was going to be the first black student to enroll at the
James Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on June 25, 1933, he was raised on a farm with nine brothers and sisters, largely protected from the racism of the time. Meredith first experienced the humiliation of racial discrimination at age fifteen, on a return train to Mississippi after visiting family in the North. He remembered in 1962, Meredith was ordered to give up his seat and move to the crowded black section of the train, where he had to stand for the rest of his trip home. That forward he vowed that he would dedicate his life to ensuring equal treatment for African Americans.
Meredith enlisted in the armed forces after high school, joining the air force. Over five years, he became known for his precise attention to detail with his work, and in 1956, he received a post in Japan. Meredith spent nine years in the United States Air Force before enrolling at Jackson State College an …show more content…
The Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1962 college football season. The Rebels' finished the season undefeated(it is the only true undefeated season in school history), as Southeastern Conference (SEC) champions and they beat Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl for the National Championship. The Rebels' undefeated season was unnoticed because of the civil rights movement taking place on their own campus as James Meredith, helped by the United States government, was going to be the first black student to enroll at the