The year 2011 marks the 50th year anniversary of diversity within the Ole Miss campus. James Meredith, the first black student to attend Ole Miss, fought heroically for a right to receive an education. William Doyle, author of “An American Insurrection” spoke at the Overby Center last Tuesday in regard to the horrifying events of the “14 hour battle” in Oxford, the night before James Meredith’s enrollment to Ole Miss in September 1962.
Doyle said that racial tension is still present in our world today. To make changes, Doyle says, “We must accept our past, forgive, and make positive changes. We are in fact, human.”
Doyle commented that uncovering details from this historic night was not easy; however, he was able to speak with William Faulkner’s nephew about the topic.
Doyle stayed after the seminar to meet the crowd and to answer any questions.
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