Dear Mr. Meredith
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On October 1, 1962, James Meredith made history as the first African-American student to be admitted to the then racially segregated University of Mississippi. In the weeks before and after his admission, Meredith received thousands of letters from around the world expressing support or condemnation of his actions. In 1997, Meredith donated the letters he had kept to the University of Mississippi's Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Using the StoryMaps platform from ArcGIS, this website maps the locations from which these letters were sent and shows whether the writers were “pro” or “anti” integration, creating a snapshot of American attitudes about segregation and public perception of James Meredith’s actions during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
Abbie Norris-Davidson is an Assistant Professor in the University of Mississippi Libraries where she is the Digital Initiatives Librarian. Adam Clemons is an Assistant Professor of Scholar Support and Data Services in the University of Mississippi Libraries.
Link to: Dear Mr. Meredith.
Publication Date
11-13-2023
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publication
Recommended Citation
Norris-Davidson, Abbie and Clemons, Adam, "Dear Mr. Meredith" (2023). Digital Humanities. 5.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/dighum/5