Meredith March Against Fear
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The Meredith March Against Fear was a 1966 civil rights march in Mississippi, begun by James Meredith and continued by major civil rights organizations after he was shot, to challenge racial terror and promote Black voter registration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meredith March Against Fear canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights march
ⓘ
protest march ⓘ voting rights campaign ⓘ |
| aim |
to challenge racial terror in Mississippi
ⓘ
to encourage African Americans to overcome fear of white supremacist violence ⓘ to promote Black voter registration ⓘ |
| approximateDistance | about 220 miles ⓘ |
| causeOf |
heightened national attention to racism in Mississippi
ⓘ
increased Black voter registration in Mississippi ⓘ |
| continuedBy |
Congress of Racial Equality
ⓘ
NAACP ⓘ
surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endLocation | Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| hasContext | post–Voting Rights Act civil rights struggle in the Deep South ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1966-06-26 ⓘ |
| hasEvent | shooting of James Meredith ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
daily rallies along the march route
ⓘ
mass meetings in Mississippi towns ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
greater cooperation and tensions among civil rights groups
ⓘ
increased visibility of SNCC's Black Power stance ⓘ mobilization of thousands of marchers by the end of the march ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Floyd McKissick
ⓘ
James Meredith ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Roy Wilkins ⓘ Stokely Carmichael ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1966-06-05 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mississippi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being continued after James Meredith was shot
ⓘ
bringing major civil rights organizations together ⓘ popularizing the slogan "Black Power" ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
segregationists in Mississippi
ⓘ
white supremacist groups ⓘ |
| organizer | James Meredith ⓘ |
| precededBy | Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Black Power movement
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| routeThrough |
Canton, Mississippi
ⓘ
Grenada, Mississippi ⓘ Hernando, Mississippi ⓘ |
| slogan | March Against Fear ⓘ |
| startLocation |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
|
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