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November 17th, 2012
thesmithian
…Kennedy’s reasoning with Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett during the chaos surrounding James Meredith’s enrollment as the first black student at Ole Miss is admirable. To Barnett’s plea that he has segregationist Mississippi laws to uphold, Kennedy replies, “Well, of course, the problem is, Governor, that I’ve got my responsibility, just like you have yours.” more.

…Kennedy’s reasoning with Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett during the chaos surrounding James Meredith’s enrollment as the first black student at Ole Miss is admirable. To Barnett’s plea that he has segregationist Mississippi laws to uphold, Kennedy replies, “Well, of course, the problem is, Governor, that I’ve got my responsibility, just like you have yours.”

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September 24th, 2011
thesmithian
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the admittance of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi on this date in 1962… more.

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the admittance of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi on this date in 1962…

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