Carmichael, Stokely

(25423) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:23:32 -0400

Stokely Carmichael (later Kwame Ture), chairman of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), addresses participants in the “Meredith March Against Fear” at its conclusion on the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson, Mississippi.

The Meredith March Against Fear takes its name from James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi and a student at Columbia Law School, who organized a 220 mile long walk from Memphis, TN to Jackson MS to encourage African Americans to register to vote. On June 6, the second day of the walk, he reached Hernado, MS and was shot in the back by a sniper. Upon hearing of the assault, civil rights campaigners from across the country rushed to Mississippi to finish the march in his name.

(25424) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "Meredith March Against Fear," Mississippi, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:19:55 -0400

Stokely Carmichael (later Kwame Ture), chairman of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), directs participants in the Meredith March Against Fear towards the Mississippi State Capitol.

(27956) Carmichael (Ture), Political Rallies, Detroit, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:42:48 -0500

Stokely Carmichael (later Kwame Ture), makes an appearance at a "Meet the Candidates Rally" at the Jeffries Homes/Project. The rally was called on behalf of the candidacies of Kenneth V. Cockrel, who was running for state representative of the 11th district, and Rev. Albert Cleage (later Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman), who was running as a Democrat for the 13th district congressional seat.

(27957) Carmichael (Ture), Cleage (Agyeman), Political Rallies, Detroit, 1966

eclemens — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:48:20 -0500

Stokely Carmichael (later Kwame Ture) and Rev. Albert Cleage (later Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman) make an appearance at a "Meet the Candidates Rally" at the Jeffries Homes/Project. The rally was called on behalf of the candidacies of Cleage, who was running as a Democrat for the 13th district congressional seat, Kenneth V. Cockrel, who was running for state representative of the 11th district.