James Meredith starting his March Against Fear from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi.
Several white bystanders are holding Confederate flags. Meredith was shot the second day of his demonstration, but the leaders of several civil rights organizations decided to continue the 220-mile march. He was able to rejoin the effort on June 25 and spoke at the final rally in front of the state...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/102924 |