American Civil Rights activist and James Meredith (center) walks with his University of Mississippi classmates during the school's graduation ceremony, Oxford, Mississippi, August 18, 1963. With the help of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Meredith had successfully sued to attend the school (the case eventually went to the US Supreme Court). (Photo by Charles Moore/Getty Images)
