John Doar
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John Michael Doar was an American lawyer and senior counsel with the law firm Doar Rieck Kaley & Mack in New York City.
Doar in 1962
Doar in the Princeton University yearbook, 1944
Doar in 2012, upon receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Doar (right) and U.S. marshals escorting James Meredith to class at the University of Mississippi
James Meredith
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James Howard Meredith is an American civil rights activist, writer, political adviser, and United States Air Force veteran who became, in 1962, the first African-American student admitted to the racia
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…1961 to 1965, and then as head of the division from 1965 until 1967. He led the government's response to events such as the admission and protection of James Meredith, the first black student admitted to the University of Mississippi, as well as the evolving response to the civil rights movement promoting integration…
Meredith in 2010
Meredith in 1962
U.S. Army trucks loaded with steel-helmeted federal agents roll across the University of Mississippi campus on October 3, 1962.
James Meredith wounded after being shot on June 7, 1966