I Noticed In The Hallway A Black Janitor And I Wondered Why He Was Standing There. And He Had A Mop Under His Arm. And As I Passed Him, He Turned His Body, Twisted His Body, And Touched Me With The Mop Handle. Now This Delivered A Message And The Message Was Clear: We Are Looking After You While You Are Here,

I noticed in the hallway a black janitor and I wondered why he was standing there. And he had a mop under his arm. And as I passed him, he turned his body, twisted his body, and touched me with the mop handle. Now this delivered a message and the message was clear: We are looking after you while you are here,

James Meredith

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I considered myself engaged in a war from Day One. And my objective was to force the federal government - the Kennedy administration at that time, into a position where they would have to use the United States military force to enforce my rights as a citizen.

James Meredith

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