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Posted on 10/02/2002 11:44:24 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:29:47 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
OXFORD, Miss. - Ted Cowsert says that when he stood on the University of Mississippi campus 40 years ago to quash a bloody uprising, he feared he would have to take up arms against fellow soldiers and state troopers.
Cowsert said the Mississippi guardsmen and troopers were acting under orders of then-Gov. Ross Barnett, who had vowed that his state would remain a segregated society.
(Excerpt) Read more at bayarea.com ...
From what I understand, he was a long-time Republican official in the state of Mississippi.
Meredith joined the Republican Party and made several attempts to be elected to Congress. He became increasingly conservative and in 1988 accused liberal whites as being "the greatest enemy" of African Americans. He also opposed economic sanctions against South Africa and making the birthday of Martin Luther King a national holiday."
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmeredith.htm
Also, he worked for Sen. Jesse Helms for a while.
I like the way they clearly differentiate between being a civil rights activist and being employed.
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