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

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

He is seated on the ground, and a doctor from the Medical Committee for Human Rights is examining his leg (though the doctor is not visible in this photograph). 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...

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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/9782
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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 Meredith began.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Meredith, James, 1933-; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Journalists; Tougaloo (Miss.)
description He is seated on the ground, and a doctor from the Medical Committee for Human Rights is examining his leg (though the doctor is not visible in this photograph). 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 Q0000031113Q31113James Meredith speaking to reporters on the campus of Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March against Fear" that Meredith began.He is seated on the ground, and a doctor from the Medical Committee for Human Rights is examining his leg (though the doctor is not visible in this photograph). 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; 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/9782
title James Meredith speaking to reporters on the campus of Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March against Fear" that Meredith began.
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