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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Jessie [sic] Montgomery standing on a sidewalk while demonstrators walk by during a demonstration protesting Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's visit to Jackson, Mississippi, 1960s

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@ Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Hargrove, Ralph H

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Demonstrators during the visit to Jackson by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara identified as Montgomery, assistant Poverty Worker and two individuals affiliated with Millsaps CollegeIndividual(s) identified in the photograph include Montgomery, Jessie [sic]The name appears on the photograph as "Jessie Montgomery" however, an alternative and more authoritative form of the name is "Jesse Montgomery."The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

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Mississippi Department of Archives and History

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Digital Library of Georgia