{"id":16079,"date":"2012-09-26T15:54:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T20:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=16079"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:31:26","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:31:26","slug":"rebels-james-meredith-the-integration-of-ole-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/rebels-james-meredith-the-integration-of-ole-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"REBELS: James Meredith &#038; the Integration of Ole Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/49872166\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On October 1st 1962, James Meredith became the first black student enrolled at the University of Mississippi. His journey to Ole Miss began with the state of Mississippi&#8217;s denial and open defiance to the federal court&#8217;s mandate of his admission and ended on the night of September 30th as thousands of armed protestors rioted against U.S. Marshals, Mississippi National Guard, and U.S. troops sent by President Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rebels: James Meredith &amp; the Integration of Ole Miss&#8221; tells the incredible true story of one man&#8217;s mission for equality and a state that would do everything in its power to stop him.<\/p>\n<p>Premiering on Mississippi Public Broadcasting<br \/>\nSeptember 27th at 9pm &amp; September 30th at 5:30pm<\/p>\n<p>Public Screening at The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts<br \/>\nSeptember 30th at 8pm &#8211; The 50th Anniversary<\/p>\n<p>To learn more visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1962rebels.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">1962rebels.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Media and Documentary Projects at the University of Mississippi Presents<br \/>\nRebels: James Meredith &amp; the Integration of Ole Miss<br \/>\nDirected by Matthew Graves<br \/>\nExecutive Produced by Andy Harper<br \/>\nProduced by Andy Harper Matthew Graves<br \/>\nShot and Edited by Matthew Graves<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 1st 1962, James Meredith became the first black student enrolled at the University of Mississippi. 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