United Press International [Photograph of shotgun wounds on back of James Meredith's head]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09824.05 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: New York, New York Type: Photograph Date: 9 June 1966 Pagination: 1 telephoto photograph Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 17.1 cm Order a Copy
One telephoto taken by United Press International dated June 9, 1966. Image shows the back of James Meredith's head covered in bullet wounds. The incident occurred during a civil rights march he organized in Mississippi.
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