Mississippi History Timeline » Guardsmen and U.S. Marshals Sent to University of Mississippi

10,000BCE–1518CE

Belle Kearney

Purple heart medal (Museum Collection)

September 30, 1962: Guardsmen and U.S. Marshals Sent to University of Mississippi

23,000 National Guardsmen and U.S. marshals sent by President John Kennedy clash with rioters on campus; two people killed; 160 injured.

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