JUNE 26, 1966
Credit: SNCC Digital Gateway
The March Against Fear, which became known as the “Meredith March,” ended at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. James Meredith, who started the one-man march before being shot, had recovered enough to help finish it with Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke. SNCC leaders used the event to organize Black voting across the state. By the time the march ended, leaders had crafted a manifesto that called on President Lyndon Johnson to “actively enforce existing federal laws to protect the rights of all Americans.” It was the last major event of a united civil rights movement.
The post On this day in 1966 appeared first on Mississippi Today.