Several participants in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, standing in a circle.

Several participants in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, standing in a circle.

They seem to be singing or chanting, and some of them are clapping. One young man is wearing an Ole Miss shirt, and another is wearing a shirt that reads, "Freedom Now CORE." James Meredith began the march on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, but was injured by gunshots shortly after setting o...

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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/9361
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
Several participants in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, standing in a circle.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations
description They seem to be singing or chanting, and some of them are clapping. One young man is wearing an Ole Miss shirt, and another is wearing a shirt that reads, "Freedom Now CORE." James Meredith began the march on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, but was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out. He was not able to rejoin the march until June 25, the day before it ended in Jackson, Mississippi. 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 Q0000025206Q25206Several participants in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, standing in a circle.They seem to be singing or chanting, and some of them are clapping. One young man is wearing an Ole Miss shirt, and another is wearing a shirt that reads, "Freedom Now CORE." James Meredith began the march on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, but was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out. He was not able to rejoin the march until June 25, the day before it ended in Jackson, Mississippi. 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, JimAfrican Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrationsStill 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/9361
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