RG 65 Classification 44 (Civil Unrest) Headquarters Case Files, (National Archives Identifier 2329984) contains correspondence, memorandums, photographs, newspaper clippings, reports, transcripts, and telegrams relating to violations of civil rights laws. Additional details on the Meredith March are discussed by Jamie White, former National Declassification Center (NDC) employee, in his Februblog, “ James Meredith and his March against Fear.” During this march from Memphis, TN to Jackson, MS, the evolving ideologies of these organizations clashed, thus marking a shift from an era of mostly passive/nonviolent action to more active and direct protest. After activist James Meredith was shot in the leg on day two, these organizations continued where he had to leave off. Participants of this march included the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). The March against Fear that took place in June 1966, is considered the last great march against racism of the 1960s Civil Rights era in the South. Ligon, Supervisory Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland
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