1933 - BORN IN ATTALA COUNTY - KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI

1951-60 - UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

1952-85 - COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED: NEW MEXICO WESTERN COLLEGE, WASHBURN UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, OMAHA UNIVERSITY, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, U.S. ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, IBADAN UNIVERSITY (NIGERIA), COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW, MERRILL LYNCH SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI.

1962-PRESENT - FARMER AND BUSINESSMAN, TREE FARMING, OVERSEAS TRADING, INSURANCE, MUTUAL FUNDS AND SECURITIES, FINANCIAL COUNSELING, MONEY MANAGEMENT COUNSELING.

1962-PRESENT - LECTURER AND SPEAKER - UNITED STATES, CANADA, EUROPE, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST.

1962-PRESENT - WRITER AND PUBLISHER - BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, JOURNALS.

1964-1985 - MADE NUMEROUS AND EXTENSIVE VISITS TO AFRICA: SENEGAL, GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, IVORY COAST, TOGO, BENIN, NIGERIA, SUDAN, EGYPT, KENYA, TANZANIA, ZIMBABWE, ZAMBIA.

1984-1985 - VISITING PROFESSOR - UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI (OHIO)

1986 - VISITED ENGLAND TO STUDY THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR BLACK PEOPLE THERE.

INVOLVEMENT IN BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLE

1933 - BORN BLACK IN ATTALA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

1940-1950 - WALKED EIGHT MILES TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND NEVER MISSED A DAY OF SCHOOL.

1951 - WON AMERICAN LEGION ESSAY CONTEST BY OUTLINING PLANS TO MAKE AMERICA FREE.

1951-60 - WEDGED A CONTINUOUS CAMPAIGN IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO ELIMINATE DISCRETIONARY PRACTICES.

1960 - RETURNED TO MISSISSIPPI WITH A PLAN TO BREAK THE SYSTEM OF WHITE SUPREMACY.

1962-63 - BECAME THE FIRST BLACK PERSON TO EVER ATTEND AND GRADUATE FROM A NON-BLACK SCHOOL IN MISSISSIPPI - OVER 33,000 SOLDIERS WERE USED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

1966 - STARTED THE MEREDITH MISSISSIPPI MARCH AGAINST FEAR AND TO ENCOURAGE VOTER REGISTRATION OF BLACKS, WHICH BECAME THE BIGGEST DEMONSTRATION EVER STAGED IN AMERICA.

1966 - PUBLISHED THE BOOK: THREE YEARS IN MISSISSIPPI

1968 - WALKED 1000 MILES FROM CHICAGO TO NEW YORK TO UNDERSCORE THE DE-FACTO SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION EXISTING IN THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES.

1970 - SPENT SEVERAL DAYS IN NEW YORK CITY JAIL TO FOCUS ON THE INJUSTICE EXISTING IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.

1980 - SPENT FIVE DAYS IN A MISSISSIPPI JAIL TO EXPOSE THE ABUSE OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BY POLICE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS IN DEALING WITH BLACK AND POOR PEOPLE.

1980 - FOUNDED THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT AND REUNIFICATION ASSOCIATION (ADARA) WHOSE PURPOSE IS THE DEVELOPMENT

1984-85 - VISITING PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, CINCINNATI, OHIO.

1984-89 - UNDERTOOK THE TASK OF UNDERSTANDING AND FINDING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS FACING THE BLACK RACE IN AMERICA.

1985 - CANDIDATE FOR THE CINCINNATI BOARD OF EDUCATION.

1986 - CANDIDATE FOR THE OHIO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

1989-91 - SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO SENATOR JESSE HELMS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

1991 - RETURN TO MISSISSIPPI

1992 - CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS, SECOND DISTRICT.

1996 - CONDUCTED THE BLACK MAN'S MARCH TO THE LIBRARY - 225 MILES FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSE TO JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

1997 - CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

1997 - COMPLETED A FELLOWSHIP AT THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.

1997 - ESTABLISHED THE MEREDITH INSTITUTE TO TEACH PROPER ENGLISH TO BLACK MALES.