Wednesday, September 21, 2011
James Meredith, by Jon Agard
James Meredith was born on the same date in July as my brother's birthday, except James Meredith was born in 1933, and Greg was born in 2001. James Meredith was the first black guy to enter the University of Alabama. At first, they would not let him in, because he is black. The judge ordered them to let him in. He later went into the war, serving in the U.S. military. He now lives in Mississippi.
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There were reasons Bob. And they were good ones. I'm glad in the end he got to go to my alma mater. But I do understand why he wasn't allowed in. And believe me a judge making the decision did NOT help the situation at all.
Terri,
I would really like it if you would expand on the points you made.
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