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title: "1 Scared Came Quotes By James Meredith"
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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 the evening news if I hadn't gotten myself shot. I got shot, and that allowed the movement protest…](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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## More by James Meredith

> [My momma was slick as greased lightning. She knew how to get anybody and everybody to do whatever she wanted 'em to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/my-momma-was-slick-as-greased-lightning-she-knew-how-to-get-anybody/)

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

> [Nothing has been more detrimental to me than to be considered a symbol, because I never stood for any of that... The civil rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/nothing-has-been-more-detrimental-to-me-than-to-be-considered-a/)

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

> [There are a million Negroes in Mississippi. I think theyll take care of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/there-are-a-million-negroes-in-mississippi-i-think-theyll-take-care/)

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

> [I had developed a specifically calculated plan to break the system of white supremacy. My theory was that since Mississippi was the place, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/i-had-developed-a-specifically-calculated-plan-to-break-the-system-of/)

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

> ['Blacks were too scared to do anything, but they came out to greet James Meredith': That would have been the story in the evening…](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/)

> [I am thankful for the strong, united response of our university community to the desecration of the James Meredith statue last year, confirming our…](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/)

> [Only whites were allowed by law and practice to attend the University of Mississippi - a public institution supported by public dollars. Anything public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/only-whites-were-allowed-by-law-and-practice-to-attend-the-university/)

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

> [The day for the Negro man being a coward is over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/the-day-for-the-negro-man-being-a-coward-is-over/)

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

> [The real problem in Mississippi is almost a complete moral breakdown. In order to move Mississippi from the bottom to the top, all we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/the-real-problem-in-mississippi-is-almost-a-complete-moral-breakdown/)

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

> [If black people use their resources properly, they can become as competitive as any group in society - take control of our neighborhoods, our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/if-black-people-use-their-resources-properly-they-can-become-as/)

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

> [Walk Against Fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/walk-against-fear/)

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

> [You gotta understand, the state of Mississippi was in rebellion. It had rebelled against the United States...Now that has been a very difficult story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/you-gotta-understand-the-state-of-mississippi-was-in-rebellion-it-had/)

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

> [I was taught to believe that the most dishonorable thing a Meredith could do was work in a white woman's kitchen and take care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/i-was-taught-to-believe-that-the-most-dishonorable-thing-a-meredith/)

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

> [There are a million Negroes in Mississippi. I think they'll take care of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/there-are-a-million-negroes-in-mississippi-i-think-they-ll-take-care/)

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

> [Nothing is a bigger waste of time than regretting the past and worrying about the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-meredith/nothing-is-a-bigger-waste-of-time-than-regretting-the-past-and/)

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

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