June 23, 2016
Activist James Meredith, who integrated into the University of Mississippi in 1962, began his March Against Fear in 1966 to protest racism and to encourage African Americans to vote. Trip Burns/File Photo
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Sunday, June 26, 2016, marks 50 years since the March Against Fear concluded in Jackson. To commemorate the milestone, Pamela Junior and Cynthia Goodloe Palmer have organized a special series …
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