- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Marchers leaving Hernando, Mississippi, on the March Against Fear, the day after James Meredith was shot.
- Creator:
- Metz, George
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1966-06-07
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Hernando (Miss.) - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The second man from the left (dark shirt, cowboy hat) may be Dick Gregory. 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.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/41109
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:41109/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
- Original Collection:
- Birmingham News
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
