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Ole Miss riot of 1962
1962 CE · United States, North America · War
The Ole Miss riot of 1962, also known as the Battle of Oxford, was a race riot that occurred at the University of Mississippi—commonly called Ole Miss—in Oxford, Mississippi, as segregationist rioters sought to prevent the enrollment of African American applicant James Meredith. President John F.
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