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The Supreme Court of the United States made an important rule in 1954. It was that public schools needed to be (36) . Children of all races were to be (37) in the same schools. There would be no more black schools or white schools. That was the (38) of the law. Some schools chose to close their eyes and (39) the law. The University of Mississippi was one of those schools. There were no black students. They were supported by the state government and the governor’s office. James Meredith had joined the Air Force after high school. After leaving the (40) he realized that the only way he would be able to (41) his desire for a good education was to go to college. He also realized that the same quality of education offered to white students was not (42) to him. He decided that the only place he could receive the education he wanted was to enroll in the University of Mississippi. Meredith sent several (43) to the university~ Each time he applied, he was denied. (44) He wrote to the president of the university that he was ready to pursue his dream and would not back off. However, the governor of Mississippi still believed that the races should not be mixed. (45) . It was 1962. There was a new kind of president, sitting in Washington, D.C. His name was John F. Kennedy. He had promised to support civil rights in his campaign for president. (46) .