Rafer Johnson speaking at a rally at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Rafer Johnson speaking at a rally at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Johnson won the gold medal for the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. 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 c...

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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/8878
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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
Rafer Johnson speaking at a rally at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Johnson, Rafer, 1935-; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Tougaloo (Miss.)
description Johnson won the gold medal for the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. 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 Q0000020747Q20747Rafer Johnson speaking at a rally at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.Johnson won the gold medal for the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. 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 June 251960-1969Peppler, JimJohnson, Rafer, 1935-; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Tougaloo (Miss.)Still 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/8878
title Rafer Johnson speaking at a rally at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.
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