frank thackston: mr. kennedy, who, in your opinion, is the person primarily responsible for the ole miss riots, a why? ed ellington: the question was, in your onion, who was the person primarily responsible for the ole miss riots and why? [laughter] robe f. kennedy: that s annteresting questn. [music playing] [film reel] speaker 6: oxford is a town with a population of 5,200, spread in the rolling fir- and pine-covered hil of north mississippi. olmiss haseen at oxford for 114 years and is more notefor e beauty of its women and the strength of its football tms rather than for high academic standards. but 29-year-old james meredith married the father of a little girl who wantedo attend ole miss. speaker 7: studio. hagan thompson: this is gan ompsont the statoffice building in jackson. james meredith has just arrived and is apparently making his way up to the 10th floor to register. [jeering] and the national press view this as the most critical time in its 114-year history. speaker 9: go home! speaker 8: me