Wright Thompson

James Meredith

Dan Rather

Larry Leo Johnson

Louis Guy

Sam Owen

William Winter

Bobby Boyd

Andrew Billman

Lisa Carville

Bill Simmons

Fritz Mitchell

Wendy Yamano

Connor Schell

John Dahl

In the fall of 1962, a dramatic series of events made Civil Rights history and changed a way of life. On the eve of James Meredith becoming the first African-American to attend class at the University of Mississippi, the campus erupted into a night of rioting between those opposed to the integration of the school and those trying to enforce it. Before the rioting ended, the National Guard and Federal troops were called in to put an end to the violence and enforce Meredith's rights as an American citizen.

Documentary

mississippi river

american football

college

civil rights

national guard

riot

american football team

sports documentary

college american football

university of mississippi

mississippi

Ghosts of Ole Miss

Mt. Philo Films

ESPN Films

United States of America

English