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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