Whitney M. Young, Juanita Abernathy, Ralph Abernathy, and others, participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.
Several people in the crowd are carrying upside-down American flags. 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...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/8822 |