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COMING SEPT. 2015 – RIOT: Witness to Anger and Change

May 26, 2015 By Yoknapatawpha Press

A photo-history of the 1962 Ole Miss riot featuring the photography of Edwin E. Meek On Sept. 30, 1962, when a student demonstration in the Circle protesting the admission of James Meredith turned violent, Meek, a 22-year-old graduate of Ole Miss and staff photographer for the University Information Office, was first at the scene.

He stayed up all night and took over 500 photos including exclusive shots of Meredith in the classroom. Meek is thus the only photographer with a full body of work covering Meredith’s admission and the ensuing 1962 riot at the University of Mississippi. Read more about RIOT

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