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Sitdowns May Be Added To Rights March
Washington Dispatch reports James Meredith Freedom March leaders weigh passive resistance including sitting to block highways to dramatize voting rights aims in Mississippi. The plan hinges on provocation, with many miles of Route 41 to Jackson under guard by state troopers as King era marchers pursue peaceful, orderly nonviolence.
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Washington
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James Meredith
Mississippi
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Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Tr. Kings Organization
U.S
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Th. King
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LeFlore
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Mississippi Delta
King
Selma
Jackson