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| Creator: | Moncrief, Winfred H., 1923- |
| Title: | Dahmer, demonstrations, Jan 1966 |
| Date: | 1966 Jan. |
| Description: | Demonstration on morning of Vernon Dahmer's funeral, January 15, 1966, Hattiesburg (Miss.). March commenced and ended at St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church on corner of East 7th and Atlanta streets. Shown on steps: J. C. Fairley, Forrest County NAACP president left of flag bearer with glasses and Charles Evers, state NAACP field secretary, right of flag. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Evers, Charles, 1922- | Fairley, J. C. (Jimmy Carter), 1921- | Dahmer, Vernon Ferdinand, 1908-1966--Assassination | Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | African American churches--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | African Americans--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Flags--United States | African American civil rights workers--Crimes against--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Direct action--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Hattiesburg (Miss.) | Forrest County (Miss.) |
| Collection: | Moncrief photograph collection |
| Institution: | Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Contributors: | Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History | Moncrief Photograph Collection (Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History) |
| Online Publisher: | Jackson, Miss.: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Archives and Library | 2007 |
| Original Material: | Moncrief (Winfred) Photograph Collection, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of Moncrief Photograph Collection. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://mdah.state.ms.us/arlib/contents/er/moncrief/image.php?display=item&item=373 |
