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The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or SACSCOC, was the accreditor for the universities and colleges across much of the South, including Mississippi. Above: A convoy of U.S. Army vehicles descend upon the University of Mississippi in October 1962 to help integrate the school. The school was under pressure from the federal government and accreditor SACSCOC to accept James Meredith, a Black student.