As armed segregationists head for Oxford, President JFK and the governor talk in secret. Read more
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5. A Call to Arms
As armed segregationists head for Oxford, President JFK and the governor talk in secret.
6. Battlefield Mississippi
The stage is set for what will be described as the last battle of the American Civil War.
7. No Man's land
Meredith is being relentlessly harassed and more soldiers are now on campus than students.
8. A Soldier's Duty
Meredith's name is breaking news again as he announces he may not stay at the university.
9. Blood on the Highway
As Meredith walks further into civil rights history, an armed figure steps on to the road.
10. Fresh Hostilities
Sixty years on, the university is engaged in a new struggle over its history and identity.