Andrew Young, Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, Floyd McKissick, and others, participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.
The men are in the second row and are partially blocked by other marchers. 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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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/9256 |