Civil Rights of the 1960s

a court order. It required the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith. When word got out that Meredith was on campus a riot broke out killing 2 and injuring 375. The next day Meredith registered and attended classes the rest of the year with the protection of armed guards. Civil rights activist considered this as a great success. In other places movement for civil rights still faced strong opposition.
             Nonviolent protests were not always successful. In 1961 civil rights organizations held a number of nonviolent protests in Albany, Georgia. Police Chief Laurie Pritchett was prepared and h
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