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United Press International [James Meredith at entrance of the University of Mississippi]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09824.01 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Oxford, Mississippi Type: Photograph Date: 26 September 1962 Pagination: 1 telephoto ; 17.1 x 22.9 cm. Order a Copy

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated September 26, 1962. Pertains to a portrait of James Meredith attempting to enter the University of Mississippi. Also pictured are state troopers and police blocking him.

Meredith, James, 1933-

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