college integration

Chronicles the events behind a white uprising that occurred when Air Force veteran James Meredith tried to become the first African-American student to register at the University of Mississippi in 1962.

Draws on FBI and U.S. marshal files, army and university records, and personal papers to reveal the University of Mississippi's history of aggressive resistance to desegregation and argues that the riot that followed James Meredith's admittance to the university as its first African-American student was just another inevitable clash of the civil rights movement.

Tells the unforgettable story of how Father Brooks, a Jesuit priest, transformed the lives of a remarkable group of men during one of the most fraught racial periods in the history of our country.

Chronicles the events behind a white uprising that occurred when Air Force veteran James Meredith tried to become the first African-American student to register at the University of Mississippi in 1962.

Text and photographs focus on the events surrounding James Meredith's efforts to be allowed to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962.