clyde kennard was the first black student admitted to the university of mississippi.
clyde kennard was the first black student admitted to the university of mississippi.
who was the first black student admitted to the university of mississippi?
clyde kennard
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james howard meredith (born june 25, 1933) is a civil rights movement figure, writer, political adviser and air force veteran. in 1962, he became the first african-american student admitted to the segregated university of mississippi, after the intervention of the federal government, an event that was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement. inspired by president john f. kennedy's inaugural address, meredith decided to exercise his constitutional rights and apply to the university of mississippi. his goal was to put pressure on the kennedy administration to enforce civil rights for african americans.
james meredith
he was the first black student admitted to the general theological seminary in new york. he graduated in 1881 and was ordained on april 24, 1882. he became rector of st. mark's church in charleston in 1883. hutchens was different than the majority of his minister peers. historian william m. welty comments that dr. bishop was a city boy, raised in an urban environment. also, he and his parents were all free, and as the first black student in theology school, he was educated with whites.
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