Whitney M. Young, Jr., speaking to Martin Luther King, Jr., while seated on a platform in front of the state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Whitney M. Young, Jr., speaking to Martin Luther King, Jr., while seated on a platform in front of the state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

The march began on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, and ended on June 26 in Jackson, Mississippi. Meredith was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out, and he was not able to rejoin the march until June 25. The event was covered in the issues of The Southern Courier for June 11-12, June 18-19, Ju...

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Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Southern Courier photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/12117
format Electronic
collection Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Southern Courier photographs
spellingShingle Southern Courier photographs
Whitney M. Young, Jr., speaking to Martin Luther King, Jr., while seated on a platform in front of the state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Young, Whitney M.; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Jackson (Miss.)
description The march began on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, and ended on June 26 in Jackson, Mississippi. Meredith was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out, and he was not able to rejoin the march until June 25. The event was covered in the issues of The Southern Courier for June 11-12, June 18-19, June 25-26, and July 2-3, 1966, which are available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No24_1966_06_11.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No25_1966_06_18.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No26_1966_06_25.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No27_1966_07_02.pdf
spelling Q0000023656Q23656Whitney M. Young, Jr., speaking to Martin Luther King, Jr., while seated on a platform in front of the state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.The march began on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, and ended on June 26 in Jackson, Mississippi. Meredith was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out, and he was not able to rejoin the march until June 25. The event was covered in the issues of The Southern Courier for June 11-12, June 18-19, June 25-26, and July 2-3, 1966, which are available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No24_1966_06_11.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No25_1966_06_18.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No26_1966_06_25.pdf and http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No27_1966_07_02.pdf1966 June 261960-1969Peppler, JimKing, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Young, Whitney M.; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Jackson (Miss.)Still imageNegatives (Photographic)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 2, Binder 4Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.4000 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/12117
title Whitney M. Young, Jr., speaking to Martin Luther King, Jr., while seated on a platform in front of the state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.
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