Four white men sitting on the platform in front of a billboard, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi.

Four white men sitting on the platform in front of a billboard, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi.

The billboard reads, "Shoot to Kill / Hot Shot Insecticides." One of the men is holding a Confederate flag. James 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 befo...

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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/9817
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
Four white men sitting on the platform in front of a billboard, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Billboards; Business & industry; Civil rights demonstrations; Flags--Confederate
description The billboard reads, "Shoot to Kill / Hot Shot Insecticides." One of the men is holding a Confederate flag. James 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 Q0000031158Q31158Four white men sitting on the platform in front of a billboard, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi.The billboard reads, "Shoot to Kill / Hot Shot Insecticides." One of the men is holding a Confederate flag. James 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, JimBillboards; Business & industry; Civil rights demonstrations; Flags--ConfederateStill 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/9817
title Four white men sitting on the platform in front of a billboard, observing the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi.
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