March, Negro, July 29, 1967

March, Negro, July 29, 1967

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Creator:Moncrief, Winfred H., 1923-
Title:March, Negro, July 29, 1967
Date:1967 July 29
Description:

Demonstration July 29, 1967, Hattiesburg (Miss.), to protest the shooting of Lonnie Charles McGee on July 27 by patrolman Willie McGilvery. Part of activities associated with July-August economic boycott of city buses and businesses. Marchers sing on Forrest County courthouse steps.

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Types:Black-and-white photographs | StillImage
Subjects:Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Courthouses--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Police brutality--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | African Americans--Crimes against--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | African American clergy--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Protest movements--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Hattiesburg (Miss.) | Forrest County (Miss.)
Collection:
Institution:Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Contributors:Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History
Online Publisher:Jackson, Miss.: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Archives and Library | 2007
Original Material:

Moncrief (Winfred) Photograph Collection, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi.

Related Materials:

Forms part of Moncrief Photograph Collection.

Persistent Link to Item:http://mdah.state.ms.us/arlib/contents/er/moncrief/image.php?display=item&item=494