20 Sept, 1962 James Meredith Barred From University of Mississippi
1962 : Black student James Meredith is barred from enrolling at the University of Mississippi by the segregationist Governor Ross R. Barnett. Following the US Circuit Court of Appeals who ordered James Meredith admitted to the Univ. of Miss he became the first black student at the University of Mississippi On October 1, 1962, which led to rioting on campus, requiring federal troops and U.S. Marshals to take control of the riots which left two people dead and many more injured. The federal troops and U.S. marshals were sent by President John F. Kennedy.
Taken from: https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/september20th.html
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