Michael Oher of the Ole Miss Rebels stands with his family during senior ceremonies prior to a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at...
American activist James Meredith on his way to class at University of Mississippi, escorted by US Marshal James McShane, left, and John Doar of the...
James Meredith, Air Force veteran, and his attorney, Constance Baker Motley, with the NAACP, await decision on whether Meredith will gain right to...
As part of the Mississippi Summer Project students are trained to resist brutality they may encounter while registering Black voters who have been...
Mississippi state troopers stand guard as a University of Mississippi student shouts insults at U. S. Marshals surrounding the University's...
This is a 1963 file photo of the small desk and typewriter that William Faulkner used in his writing study at his home near Oxford, Mississippi.
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker flanked by his attorneys, Clyde Watts and Robert Morris held a press conference late today and announced that he...
Oxford, Mississippi: Three burned-out cars are evidence 10/1/ of the violence that rocked this college town during the previous night. Two persons...
Students look on as Chief U.S. Marshal James McShane leads a smiling James Meredith into a class at the university of Mississippi. For the 29...
Andrew Goodman one of three missing civil rights workers, is shown here as he attended meeting in Oxford, Ohio, June 15th, prior to leaving for...
James Meredith and Assistant Attorney General John Doar leave the Registrar's office at the University of Mississippi after Meredith enrolled.
Oxford, MS- Students from University of MS gathered around the courthouse downtown and threw bottles, rocks, and anything they could send at troops...
Oxford, MS- US marshals, wearing gas masks and carrying tear gas guns, quell two rioitng students in the campus of the University of Mississippi....
Oxford, MS- Students, one of them waving a Confederate flag, shout insults at US marshals who surrounded the administration building at the Univ of...
Mississipi students demonstrate on campus against the admission of African American James Meredith in Oxford, MS, United States, 20th September 1962....
Memphis, Tennessee: Author William Faulkner of Oxford, Mississippi, is pictured with his daughter, Jill, age 17, as they took off for New York in...
Oxford, MS: William Faulkner with pipe and hat. Despite all his fame and fortune he lives the quiet life of a country squire at Oxford, where his...
Oxford, MS: Roots of a writer. Author William Faulkner. This is what the birth of literature looks like. Faulkner does most of his writing in this...
Circa 1945, American writer William Faulkner working at his typewriter in his study at home in Oxford, Mississippi.
Maj. Gen. Creighton W. Abrams , arriving to take charge of US troops at Univ. Of Mississippi, during integration crisis.
Marshal, Victor Wogan Jr., in his office discussing Mississippi Univ. Integration with US Marshal, James McShane and Deputy Marshal, Warren Emerton.
Troops guarding ambulance carring body of French newsman, Paul Guihard, killed during anti-integration riots at Univ. Of Mississippi.
Troops patroling streets during riots vs enrollment of African American, James H. Meredith, at Univ. Of Mississippi.
Troops patroling streets during riots vs enrollment of African American, James H. Meredith, at Univ. Of Mississippi.
Troops patroling streets during riots vs enrollment of African American, James H. Meredith, at Univ. Of Mississippi.
Troops patroling streets during riots vs enrollment of African American, James H. Meredith, at Univ. Of Mississippi.
Troops in Oxford during riots vs enrollment of African American, James H. Meredith, at Univ. Of Mississippi.
Marshal's rounding up student rioting vs enrollment of African American, James H. Meredith, at Univ. Of Mississippi.
Marshals and soldiers escort several arrested pre-segregationists into the Lyceum Building on the University of Mississippi campus during an ongoing...
Fans of the Ole Miss Rebels celebrate a victory over the LSU Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 21, 2009 in Oxford, Mississippi.
John Jerry and head coach Houston Nutt of the Ole Miss Rebels celebrate a victory over the LSU Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 21,...
Dexter McCluster of the Ole Miss Rebels rushes against the Tennessee Volunteers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 14, 2009 in Oxford,...
Dexter McCluster of the Ole Miss Rebels celebrates one of his four touchdowns against the Tennessee Volunteers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on...
Dexter McCluster of the Ole Miss Rebels gets flipped during a run against the Tennessee Volunteers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 14, 2009...
Dexter McCluster of the Ole Miss Rebels runs for a touchdown against the Tennessee Volunteers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 14, 2009 in...
Brandon Bolden of the Ole Miss Rebels runs for a touchdown against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 7, 2009...
Ramon Broadway of the Arkansas Razorbacks tackles Markeith Summers of the Ole Miss Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on October 24, 2009 in Oxford,...
Mark Ingram of the Alabama Crimson Tide runs for a 36-yard touchdown in their college football game against the Mississippi Rebels at...
Mark Ingram of the Alabama Crimson Tide runs for a 36-yard touchdown in their college football game against the Mississippi Rebels at...