Martin Luther King Jr. in Mississippi

Posted on January 18, 2010 by ELMalvaney

Holy Child Jesus School Gymnasium, Canton, site of rally by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1966 during the March Against Fear begun by James Meredith in Memphis. Meredith was shot early in the walk from Memphis to Jackson and other civil rights leaders took up the march in his absence. The Mississippi State Police unleashed tear-gas on the marchers in Canton.

About ELMalvaney

In addition to ruling over the MissPres universe with an iron fist, Malvaney enjoys reading, wandering around old buildings, stopping to smell the magnolias, fiddling with databases, and sitting on the porch with a big ol' dog watching the world go by. Non-interests include but are not limited to skydiving, eating vegetables, and Chinese opera.
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