JAMES MEREDITH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)

Synonyms:

James Howard Meredith; James Meredith; Meredith

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)

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