By Michael Harris
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July 5, 2020
In his first mission, in 1962, James Meredith, with help from many others, including President Kennedy and the U.S. Army, forced Mississippi to recognize him as a full citizen of Mississippi and the United States, and to admit him to the University of Mississippi.
In 1966 he began his second mission, the Walk Against Fear, to encourage Black people in Mississippi and the United States to register and vote.
These two actions were extremely important, and significantly weakened the system of institutional White supremacy and segregation in Mississippi.
Now, James Meredith is continuing his third mission from God. This month begins his 2020 Mississippi Tour for Good and Right. His goal is to connect with individuals in each of Mississippi’s 82 counties to establish James Bible Society Reading Groups in each of those counties.