Crowd of white observers in downtown Philadelphia, Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.
A sign in the foreground advertises the American Legion's "Back to God" program; it lists local churches in the area and urges, "Go to the Church of Your Choice But Go!" The march began on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, and ended on June 26 in Jackson, Mississippi. Meredith w...
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/8828 |