Charles Evers Carrying a Wreath at Memorial for Slain Boston Minister, James Reeb

Creator

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Preferred Citation

"Charles Evers Carrying a Wreath at Memorial for Slain Boston Minister, James Reeb" (1965). Photographs. 307.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-wilson-minor-photographs/307

Description

This black and white photograph shows Civil Right worker, Charles Evers, carrying a wreath as he leads a group of Black clergymen and one white cleric during the memorial march held in Jackson, Mississippi in observance of the Boston minister, James Reeb, who was killed in Selma, Alabama.

Contributor(s)

Minor, Wilson F. "Bill"

Subjects

Memorials; Photographs

Keywords

Charles Evers; James Reeb; Civil Rights; Memorials; Civil Rights murders

Date

1965

Geographic Location

Mississippi

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

photograph

Format (Digital)

JPG

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-80_Minor-Photograph_80-163_001

Physical ID

80-163

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Wilson F. (Bill) Minor Collection, Photographs

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

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