An American Insurrection: James Meredith and the Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962

A definitive account of a key event in American history describes James Meredith's efforts to become the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi, the battle of radical segregationist Governor Ross Barnett to block it, the influx of government combat troops, and the armed rebellion that resulted. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.