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10. Fresh Hostilities
Sixty years on, the university is engaged in a new struggle over its history and identity.
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9. Blood on the Highway
As Meredith walks further into civil rights history, an armed figure steps on to the road.
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8. A Soldier's Duty
Meredith's name is breaking news again as he announces he may not stay at the university.
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7. No Man's land
Meredith is being relentlessly harassed and more soldiers are now on campus than students.
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6. Battlefield Mississippi
The stage is set for what will be described as the last battle of the American Civil War.
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5. A Call to Arms
As armed segregationists head for Oxford, President JFK and the governor talk in secret.
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4. Blocked
The Supreme Court order to admit Meredith to the university is openly defied.
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3. Rules of Engagement
The civil rights movement is shaking up the south as Meredith begins a fierce legal battle
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2. JFK and the Boogeyman
James Meredith has conceived a masterplan and is prepared to risk his life on it.
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1. Divine Destiny
James Meredith's father tells his son he has a special responsibility in life.
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Introducing Breaking Mississippi
The explosive inside story of one man's war against racial segregation in 1960s America.
