People participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

People participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

James Meredith is visible behind the men in the foreground. He is walking with Juanita Abernathy (visible on the left), Ralph Abernathy, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and Floyd McKissick, who are blocked by other marchers in this photograph. The march began on Jun...

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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/8923
format Electronic
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
People participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Abernathy, Juanita, 1929-2019; Meredith, James, 1933-; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Journalists
description James Meredith is visible behind the men in the foreground. He is walking with Juanita Abernathy (visible on the left), Ralph Abernathy, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and Floyd McKissick, who are blocked by other marchers in this photograph. 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 Q0000021056Q21056People participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.James Meredith is visible behind the men in the foreground. He is walking with Juanita Abernathy (visible on the left), Ralph Abernathy, Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and Floyd McKissick, who are blocked by other marchers in this photograph. 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, JimAbernathy, Juanita, 1929-2019; Meredith, James, 1933-; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; JournalistsStill 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/8923
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