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James H. Meredith, who in 1962 became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, was shot on this day in 1966 — 57 years ago — by a sniper shortly after beginning a lone civil rights march through the South.
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09:49 AM - Jun 06, 2023
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Known as the "March Against Fear," Meredith had been walking from Memphis to Jackson, Mississippi, in an attempt to encourage voter registration by African Americans in the South.
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