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Missouri governor put to the test by St. Louis protests

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- As a candidate for Missouri governor, Eric Greitens asserted that… [more...] AP News | 09/19/17 10:09 PM

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Republican National Committee has spent nearly $200,000 on legal fees… [more...] AP News | 09/19/17 06:09 PM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Republican South Dakota legislator is under fire for a… [more...] AP News | 09/19/17 04:09 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's travel ban offers the Supreme Court the chance to… [more...] AP News | 09/19/17 12:09 PM

James Meredith Is Barred from the University of Mississippi (1962)
on 09/19/2017 at 10:00 pm
After a US federal court ruled that colleges could not deny admission to qualified students on the basis of race, civil rights activist James Meredith prepared to enter the segregated University of Mississippi. On the day of Meredith's enrollment, Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett stood in the doorway of the admissions office, physically blocking Meredith's […]