James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, was born in Mississippi in 1933

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On June 25, 1933, James Meredith was born in Mississippi. 

James Meredith was the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi.

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Sources

MonkEL. (2012, September 28). September 30, 1962: James Meredith & the University of Mississippi. National Portrait Gallery. https://npg.si.edu/blog/september-30-1962-james-meredith-university-mississippi