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June 6 1966 - On this day in 1966, civil rights activist and war veteran James Meredith began the  220-Mile long March Against Fear through the state of Mississippi from Memphis to Jackson, by himself.

Getting hassled along the way by white Mississippians but remaining cheerful, he marched against racism and fear; encouraging black people to join him, to stand up and not to fear violence, and to register to vote. Despite police promising protection for his march, on the second day Meredith was shot with a shotgun by a white man hiding in the bushes along the road. (See the 4th and 5th gifs to see how urgently police deal with the shooter). Meredith was quickly taken to a hospital.

Other civil rights activists rallied at the news and vowed to complete the march in Meredith’s name. Meredith recovered from his wounds and rejoined the march before it reached Jackson on June 26, when 15,000 marchers entered the city in what had become the largest civil rights march in state history.
During the march, more than 4,000 black Mississippians registered to vote. [video]/[video]/[video]

James Meredith, original antifa.