Police officers and 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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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/9884

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 Police officers and audience at a gathering in Canton Square in downtown Canton, Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith. Peppler, Jim
fulltopic	Southern Courier photographs African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Law enforcement officers; Canton (Miss.)
description	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
spelling	Q0000031939Q31939Police officers and 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 11-12, 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, JimAfrican Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Law enforcement officers; Canton (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/9884
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Police officers and audience at a gathering in Canton Square in downtown Canton, Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

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