James Meredith: Warrior and the America That Created Him

James Meredith: Warrior and the America That Created Him

James Meredith: Warrior and the America That Created Him

James Meredith: Warrior and the America That Created Him

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Overview

This book provides an honest look at the life and times of Civil Rights icon James Howard Meredith within the context of the America that created him and his generation.

James Meredith is a Civil Rights icon who took on the U.S. federal government and forced it to take a stand on whether African Americans were entitled to receive higher education at the same schools as whites. James Meredith: Warrior and the America That Created Him provides an insightful, revealing examination of the state of the United States that engendered James Meredith and others of his generation who stood up for equality. The book examines Meredith's early life; his actions that resulted in the integration of Ole Miss; his 1966 "March Against Fear," during which he was shot by a shotgun-wielding sniper; and voting rights stories from the Civil Rights era.

The book also explores the roles played by famed Civil Rights activist Medgar W. Evers, Meredith's legal team, and the NAACP in shaping the events that prompted President John F. Kennedy to send in armed troops to restore order and break Mississippi's Jim Crow laws. The last two chapters focus on closing America's wealth gap in modern-day society.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216105930
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 03/21/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 1 MB
Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Meredith Coleman McGee is author of Married to Sin, a memoir about Darlene D. Collier; and a professional writer for Typing Solutions Résumés&Etc.
Meredith Coleman McGee is author of Married to Sin, a memoir about Darlene D. Collier; and a professional writer for Typing Solutions Résumés&Etc.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Isao Fujimoto
Acknowledgments
1 Family Roots of a Warrior
2 Path of a Warrior
3 Public Education in America
4 Returning to Mississippi from Active Duty
5 Breaking Jim Crow Barriers
6 Crushing Southern Forces
7 Second Reconstruction Stories
8 Fruits of Change
9 The Living Legend, 1966–2012
10 America's Economic Landscape in the Twenty-First Century
11 Closing the Economic Disparities in the Twenty-First Century
Appendix: Family Tree of James Howard Meredith
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

What People are Saying About This

Mrs. Dorothy T. Stewart

"James Meredith: Warrior and the America That Created Him is a wonderful and much-needed book on one of my personal history makers. Thank you for providing such an insightful portrait of your uncle, civil rights icon James H. Meredith. Your book will provide a positive documentation of the man and that crucial period of American history. Congratulations on a job well done; I strongly endorse and encourage everyone to read your book."

Alice Thomas-Tisdale

"As piercing and as lasting as the shotgun pellets which wounded him in 1966, this straightforward account of Mississippi's most heralded living freedom fighter is presented without excuse or pause by his niece, Meredith, who is herself a heroine in the war against injustice."

William F. Winter

"This is a remarkable commentary on the life and career of an exceptional man who has always marched to his own drumbeat. James Meredith remains an enigma to many, but all of us have been compelled to admire his courage and independence. This volume represents a fascinating insight not only into the identity of this intriguing human being but also into many of the historic events of the stormy times in which he lived. It is an important addition to our understanding of our conflicted past but just as importantly to the recognition of our common humanity."

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