James Howard Meredith

About James Howard Meredith

Leader of the Civil Rights Movement who made history as the first African American student admitted to the University of Mississippi.

James Howard Meredith is the first African American student to be admitted to the University of Mississippi, being racist. He was also a figure in the US civil rights movement, writer, political advisor, and veteran of the Air Force. That was in 1962, Meredith became the first African-American student to be admitted to the University of Mississippi in isolation after federal government intervention, an event that was a pivotal point in the civilian movement. permission. Inspired by President John F. In Kennedy's inaugural address, Meredith decided to exercise her constitutional rights and apply to the University of Mississippi. Its purpose was to pressure the Kennedy administration to uphold African American civil rights. In 1966, Meredith planned a 220-mile lone fear-fighting operation from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi; he wanted to highlight the existence of racism in the South and encourage voters to register after the 1965 Voting Rights Act was passed

Education	University of Mississippi, Columbia Law School, LL.B.
Children	4
Born	June 25, 1933, Kosciusko, Mississippi
Known for	First black student at the University of Mississippi

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He organized the March Against Fear to encourage blacks to vote.

James Howard Meredith before fame

Before taking a stand against segregated education, he attended segregated schools.

Achievement of James Howard Meredith

To encourage black people to vote, he organized the March Against Fear.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

James Howard Meredith family life

He was married to Mary June Wiggins Meredith and had three children with her; after Mary died, he married Judy Alsobrook Meredith.

Associations of James Howard Meredith

He wanted John F. Kennedy's government to enforce African-American civil rights.

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