United Press International [Photograph of shotgun wounds on back of James Meredith's head]

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GLC#
GLC09824.05-View header record
Type
Images
Date
9 June 1966
Author/Creator
United Press International
Title
[Photograph of shotgun wounds on back of James Meredith's head]
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 telephoto photograph Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 17.1 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Civil Rights Movement The Sixties

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated June 9, 1966. Image shows the back of James Meredith's head covered in bullet wounds. The incident occurred during a civil rights march he organized in Mississippi.

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