Young girl in the back of a pickup truck, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

Young girl in the back of a pickup truck, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

Bob Fitch, photographer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, is passing by in the foreground; the girl is holding his camera strap. 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,...

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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/14163
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
Young girl in the back of a pickup truck, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Fitch, Bob; African Americans--Children; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Flags--United States; Photographers
description Bob Fitch, photographer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, is passing by in the foreground; the girl is holding his camera strap. 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 Q0000123749Q123749Young girl in the back of a pickup truck, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.Bob Fitch, photographer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, is passing by in the foreground; the girl is holding his camera strap. 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 June1960-1969Peppler, JimFitch, Bob; African Americans--Children; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Flags--United States; PhotographersStill imageNegatives (Photographic)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 3Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.4000 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/14163
title Young girl in the back of a pickup truck, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.
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