The Light That No Riot Could Extinguish
On the night of September 30, 1962, the University of Mississippi campus erupted into violence. Thousands of rioters hurled bricks, fired guns, and overturned cars...
This is a contemporary on courage and perseverance, drawing on Psalm 27:1.
On the night of September 30, 1962, the University of Mississippi campus erupted into violence. Thousands of rioters hurled bricks, fired guns, and overturned cars to prevent one man — James Meredith, a twenty-nine-year-old Air Force veteran — from enrolling as the university's first Black student. Two men died that night. Over 160 federal marshals were injured. President Kennedy dispatched Army troops to restore order.…
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