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title: "4 James Meredith Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/constance-baker-motley/had-it-not-been-for-james-meredith-who-was-willing-to-risk-his-life/)

[Constance Baker Motley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/constance-baker-motley/)

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> ['Blacks were too scared to do anything, but they came out to greet James Meredith': That would have been the story in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/blacks-were-too-scared-to-do-anything-but-they-came-out-to-greet/)

[James Meredith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-meredith/)

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> [I am thankful for the strong, united response of our university community to the desecration of the James Meredith statue last year,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/i-am-thankful-for-the-strong-united-response-of-our-university/)

[James Meredith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-meredith/)

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> [In fact, James Meredith who was once the icon of the civil rights movement. He supported me for governor!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duke/in-fact-james-meredith-who-was-once-the-icon-of-the-civil-rights/)

[David Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duke/)

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