CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Conflict on Campus 4 CHAPTER TWO Southern Life 12 CHAPTER THREE Applying to Ole Miss 18 CHAPTER FOUR Going to Court 26 CHAPTER FIVE Integrating Ole Miss 34 Snapshot of James Meredith 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
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5 CHAPTER ONE Federal marshals exit an airplane in Oxford Mississippi on September 30 1962 Sunday September 30 1962 was quiet in the small town of Oxford Mississippi On the campus of the University of Mississippi nearly half the students were gone for the weekend But the stillness was broken at approximately 3 30 p m Planes roared toward the town’s airport They carried 536 law enforcement officers Something big was about to happen at the university known as Ole Miss CONFLICT ON CAMPUS
