Member of the Medical Committee for Human Rights participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

Member of the Medical Committee for Human Rights participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

The man's back is to the camera, and he is wearing a sign that reads, "Doctor M.C.H.R." A truck carrying a crowd of people (including cameramen and photographers) is visible on the road ahead of him. The march began on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, and ended on June 26 in Jackson, Mis...

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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/8813
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
Member of the Medical Committee for Human Rights participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Physicians
description The man's back is to the camera, and he is wearing a sign that reads, "Doctor M.C.H.R." A truck carrying a crowd of people (including cameramen and photographers) is visible on the road ahead of him. 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 Q0000016759Q16759Member of the Medical Committee for Human Rights participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.The man's back is to the camera, and he is wearing a sign that reads, "Doctor M.C.H.R." A truck carrying a crowd of people (including cameramen and photographers) is visible on the road ahead of him. 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, JimAfrican Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; PhysiciansStill 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/8813
title Member of the Medical Committee for Human Rights participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.
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