Ellisville,MS 4/12/21 Pictured is Mississippi’s native son and civil rights icon James Meredith speaks at Jones College. Meredith gave a speech entitled “ To our Future: Toward A New Day for Mississippi.” He said this was the most important speech of his life. Meredith said “ the best Government is one which affords protection to all and administers justice without discrimination”  Meredith and Judge Charles Pickering spoke to a group of students about their experiences living in Mississippi. Meredith was the first Black student at the University of Mississippi in 1962, and it took the US Supreme Court to get him in after riot on campus. Judge Pickering stood up to the KKK inMississippi, both men have lots to share. They both also feel the answer to America’s issues including race and poverty come from Jesus Christ and the Golden Rule. Meredith also spoke about how religion and government must be respected and how to make a just society. ©Suzi Altman