Man speaking to an officer of the Neshoba County Sheriff's Department, during the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi begun by James Meredith.
They are standing in front of the Bank of Philadelphia. The march began on June 5 in Memphis. 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, Jun...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/9660 |