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Photographer Ed Meek’s book, “Riot: Witness to Anger and Change,” looks back on the events surrounding University of Mississippi’s admission of James Meredith (pictured). Photo courtesy Edwin Meek

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Remembering ‘Riot’

When James Meredith became University of Mississippi's first African American student, a cub reporter and part-time university employee named Edwin Meek was there, photographing him every step of the way.

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