Audience at a gathering in Canton Square in downtown Canton, Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Audience at a gathering in Canton Square in downtown Canton, Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Buildings on West Canton Street are visible in the background. 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 11-1...

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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/9883
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Summary:Buildings on West Canton Street are visible in the background. 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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