This spring, Dr. Davis Houck's Rhetorical Criticism class embarked on a mission to preserve the legacy of James Meredith, civil rights activist and the first African American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi. “I kept reminding [the students] that they were ‘writing themselves into history,’ and we had to pause and think about what that meant,” Houck said. “And then I told them that one day when they were grandparents, they could take their grandkids to see the sign and narrate their part in its creation.” Tap the news link in our bio for the full story! #civilrights #jamesmeredith #civilrightshistory