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Fannie Lou Hamer singing to a group of people during the "March Against Fear" through Mississippi, begun by James Meredith.

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@ Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130

Peppler, Jim

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The march began on June 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, and ended on June 26 in Jackson, Mississippi. Meredith was injured by gunshots shortly after setting out, and he was not able to rejoin the march until June 25. This image was used in the article "March Doubles Vote Registration Along Route Through Mississippi" by David R. Underhill, which appeared in the issue of The Southern Courier for June 18-19, 1966. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No25_1966_06_18.pdf
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4000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
1966 June
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.
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Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection

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Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130