James Meredith addressing the crowd in front of the capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of the March Against Fear begun by James Meredith.
A person in the audience is holding a sign that reads, "Freedom Now MFDP." Meredith is surrounded by other civil rights leaders, including James Forman, Lawrence T. Guyot, Floyd McKissick, Martin Luther King Jr., and Whitney M. Young Jr. James Meredith began the March Against Fear began on...
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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/37148 |
| Summary: | A person in the audience is holding a sign that reads, "Freedom Now MFDP." Meredith is surrounded by other civil rights leaders, including James Forman, Lawrence T. Guyot, Floyd McKissick, Martin Luther King Jr., and Whitney M. Young Jr. James Meredith began the March Against Fear began on June 5 in Memphis. He was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out, and he was not able to rejoin the march until June 25. |
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