Crowd of white observers in downtown Philadelphia, Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

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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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/8828
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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
Crowd of white observers in downtown Philadelphia, Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Civil rights demonstrations; Philadelphia (Miss.)
description 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 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 Q0000020614Q20614Crowd 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 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, JimCivil rights demonstrations; Philadelphia (Miss.)Still imageNegatives (Photographic)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 2, Binder 3Alabama 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/8828
title Crowd of white observers in downtown Philadelphia, Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.
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