Ashcroft commemorates the integration of the University of Mississippi

Google ^ | 7-15-03 | Justice Department-AP

[WKB]

-- Attorney General John Ashcroft says the nation is better off due to the courage of a black man who was able to "push his potential past hatred and bigotry" in 1962.

That's when James Meredith entered the University of Mississippi after federal orders came for integration.

Ashcroft today honored Meredith at the Justice Department, along with former U-S marshals who stood guard at the university so Meredith could enter.

Ashcroft says 127 marshals stood shoulder-to-shoulder for nine hours without wavering, despite being confronted by an angry and violent crowd.

Under the Eisenhower and Kennedy presidencies, marshals were ordered to escort black students into schools that had integrated and become hostile toward black students.

[WKB]

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[sultan88]

Didn't Meredith become a conservative?

[WKB]

Didn't Meredith become a conservative?


Yes and a Republican to boot.

[Reagan79]

And even better University offocials are embarrassed about Meredith's conservative positions.