Meredith was finally admitted after riots killed two, prompting President Kennedy to send federal troops. Meredith’s enrollment at Ole Miss signaled the beginning of the end of segregation in the state’s public universities and colleges.
Meredith was finally admitted after riots killed two, prompting President Kennedy to send federal troops. Meredith’s enrollment at Ole Miss signaled the beginning of the end of segregation in the state’s public universities and colleges.