Civil rights Quote 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.

— James Meredith

There are a million Negroes in Mississippi. I think theyll take care of me.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— James Meredith

The day for the Negro man being a coward is over.

— 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…

— 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…

— James Meredith

Walk Against Fear.

— 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…

— 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…

— James Meredith