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James Meredith addressing the crowd in front of the capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of the March Against Fear begun by James Meredith.

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Jones, Ed; Metz, George

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A person in the audience is holding a sign that reads, "Freedom Now MFDP." Meredith is surrounded by other civil rights leaders, including James Forman, Lawrence T. Guyot, Floyd McKissick, Martin Luther King Jr., and Whitney M. Young Jr. James Meredith began the March Against Fear began on June 5 in Memphis. He was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out, and he was not able to rejoin the march until June 25.
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1966 06 26
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  4. Civil Rights Leaders
  5. Forman, James, 1928 2005
  6. Guyot, Lawrence T
  7. Jackson (Miss.)
  8. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929 1968
  9. Mc Kissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922 1991
  10. Meredith, James, 1933
  11. Young, Whitney M

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