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James Meredith was the first African American student to attend the University of Mississippi. He had federal protection to register and attend classes.


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James Meredith was born on June 25, 1933, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. He was the first African American student to attend the University of Mississippi. In 1962, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy called in federal protection so that Meredith could registe

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