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Marker honors James Meredith

On Friday, the Mississippi Freedom Trail unveiled its latest marker to commemorate James Meredith’s enrollment as the first black student at Ole Miss.

“It’s important for our students today to be reminded of the sacrifices made by people like James Meredith so that they (the students) can have a better life. We are a better society because of those sacrifices,” said Daniel Jones, chancellor of the University of Mississippi. […]

Education

Holder to give civil rights speech at Ole Miss

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will speak about civil rights today at the University of Mississippi.

The Justice Department said Holder’s speech is titled “50 Years of Integration -1962-2012: A Reflection on Civil Rights in America.” […]