James Meredith speaking to reporters on the campus of Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March against Fear" that he began.

James Meredith speaking to reporters on the campus of Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March against Fear" that he began.

He is seated on the ground, and a doctor from the Medical Committee for Human Rights (wearing a sign on his back that reads, "Doctor M.C.H.R.") is examining his leg. Meredith began the march on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, but was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out. He was not...

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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/9780
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
James Meredith speaking to reporters on the campus of Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March against Fear" that he began.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Meredith, James, 1933-; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Journalists; Physicians; Tougaloo (Miss.)
description He is seated on the ground, and a doctor from the Medical Committee for Human Rights (wearing a sign on his back that reads, "Doctor M.C.H.R.") is examining his leg. 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 Q0000031111Q31111James Meredith speaking to reporters on the campus of Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March against Fear" that he began.He is seated on the ground, and a doctor from the Medical Committee for Human Rights (wearing a sign on his back that reads, "Doctor M.C.H.R.") is examining his leg. 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, JimMeredith, James, 1933-; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Journalists; Physicians; Tougaloo (Miss.)Still 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/9780
title James Meredith speaking to reporters on the campus of Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March against Fear" that he began.
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