Today in Afro History ! James Meredith was refused admission to the University of Mississippi, but later admitted under pressure of protestors and President John F. Kennedy in 1962 !

English: Sculpture commemorating James Meredith’s admission (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

walking to class at University of Mississippi, accompanied by U.S. marshals. According to http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c35515, the men flanking Meredith are U.S. Marshal James McShane (left) and of the Justice Department (right) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

walking to class at University of Mississippi, accompanied by U.S. marshals. Cropped image from this file. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)