Young man addressing an audience in front of a tent at an evening gathering during the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

He is wearing an Alcorn A&M shirt. Several people are standing with him, including Ralph Abernathy. A little girl is holding up a microphone. 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,...

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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/9438

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 Young man addressing an audience in front of a tent at an evening gathering during the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith. Peppler, Jim
fulltopic	Southern Courier photographs Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990; McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991; African Americans--Children; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders
description	He is wearing an Alcorn A&M shirt. Several people are standing with him, including Ralph Abernathy. A little girl is holding up a microphone. 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	Q0000025495Q25495Young man addressing an audience in front of a tent at an evening gathering during the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.He is wearing an Alcorn A&M shirt. Several people are standing with him, including Ralph Abernathy. A little girl is holding up a microphone. 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, Ralph, 1926-1990; McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991; African Americans--Children; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leadersStill 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/9438
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Young man addressing an audience in front of a tent at an evening gathering during the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

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