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Ghosts of Ole Miss (2012)

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.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Wright ThompsonWright ThompsonNarrator
  • Photo of James MeredithJames MeredithHimself
  • Photo of Dan RatherDan RatherHimself
  • Photo of Larry Leo JohnsonLarry Leo JohnsonHimself
  • Photo of Louis GuyLouis GuyHimself
  • Photo of Sam OwenSam OwenHimself
  • Photo of William WinterWilliam WinterHimself
  • Photo of Bobby BoydBobby BoydHimself

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