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

Several people are holding American Flags, and one man has a sign that reads, '"Lowndes County Alabama / 'Black Power' / Mississippi Freedom! We Are Here. Lowndes County Freedom Organization / Panther Country / We are with you All the Way!!" He is also wearing a pin that sa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/9027
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Summary:Several people are holding American Flags, and one man has a sign that reads, '"Lowndes County Alabama / 'Black Power' / Mississippi Freedom! We Are Here. Lowndes County Freedom Organization / Panther Country / We are with you All the Way!!" He is also wearing a pin that says, "Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee / We Shall Overcome." 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