Freedom March In Mississippi 1966

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America (USA).

Various shots of the Civil Rights marchers in orderly file on the road to Jackson, Mississippi. In Jackson, James Meredith, the first black man to register at Mississippi University, joins the meeting of marchers who gather to listen to...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
89766
Sort Number:
UN 4153 C
Time in/Out:
01:28:13:00 / 01:31:00:00
Canister:
UN 4153 C
Film ID:
3205.14
Issue Date:
1966

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