[James Meredith blocked from entering the University of Mississippi]

United Press International [James Meredith blocked from entering the University of Mississippi]

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GLC#
GLC09824.01-View header record
Type
Images
Date
26 September 1962
Author/Creator
United Press International
Title
[James Meredith blocked from entering the University of Mississippi]
Place Written
Oxford, Mississippi
Pagination
1 telephoto photograph Height: 17.1 cm, Width: 22.9 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Civil Rights Movement The Sixties

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated September 26, 1962. Image is of James Meredith attempting to pass through Mississippi state troopers and police officers who were blocking him from entering the University of Mississippi. Wire transfer information states that this was the third attempt for Meredith to enter.

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