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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.). Marchers fill intersection of Batson and Market streets due to halt of march following arrest of participant. J. C. Fairley, Forrest County NAACP president (black male in glasses), negotiates with Hattiesburg police. 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: | Fairley, J. C. (Jimmy Carter), 1921- | Dahmer, Vernon Ferdinand, 1908-1966--Assassination | Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | African Americans--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | African American civil rights workers--Crimes against--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Employees | Direct action--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Law enforcement officers--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Flags--United States | 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=418 |
