James Meredith
First Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi (1962); 1966 March Against Fear leader.
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Born 1933 in Kosciusko, MS. JFK had to deploy 31,000 federal troops to integrate Ole Miss against Governor Ross Barnett's resistance. Shot during the 1966 March; finished the march from his hospital bed.
Location
Kosciusko, MS, USA
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