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Commercial Appeal: 1962 Ole Miss riot and news media’s vital role, then and now

September 11, 2017 By Yoknapatawpha Press

It was 55 years ago this month that the University of Mississippi campus was engulfed in a riot when James Meredith sought to enroll in the state’s flagship university.

Segregationists from around the South had descended on the campus and a riot ensued. More than 300 reporters traveled to Oxford to cover the story.

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