Man and woman participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

Man and woman participating in the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

The man is wearing a shirt that says, "Freedom Now CORE." Several African American adults and children are observing the marchers nearby. 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 unt...

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Bibliographic Details
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/9489
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Summary:The man is wearing a shirt that says, "Freedom Now CORE." Several African American adults and children are observing the marchers nearby. 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 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

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