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Also known as Ole Miss, the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi was founded in 1848 with 80 students. It now has an enrollement of approximately 14,500 students in nine academic divisions. There are branch campuses in Tupelo and Southaven as well as a Medical Center in Jackson.

The University is also the home for a number of research centers.


The school was integrated in 1962 when James Meredith matriculated there. Approximately 13% of the student population is now African-American.

Further Reading regarding the integration of the University and the role that incident played in the US civil rights movement:

  • An American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962, William Doyle, Doubleday, 2001, hardcover, ISBN: 0385499698
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