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"REV. REEB WILL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN" - 1965 photo of children at civil rights march in Memphis, Tennessee

In March 1965, "[a]pproximately 1,000 citizens joined an NAACP march protesting the Alabama situation and discrimination in Memphis. The march ended on the steps of the Federal Building with a memorial service for the late Rev. James Reeb."

- diglib.lib.utk.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=vvo;cc=vvo...

 

More info re: Reverend James Reeb:

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Reeb

- archive.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2011/07/17/fbi_reop...

 

In downtown Memphis. Old Hotel King Cotton in background.

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Uploaded on May 11, 2016