Fannie Lou Hamer and others, participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.
Several men are wearing hats of the local chapter of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The march began on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee. 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 issu...
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/9463 |