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Meredith Shot In Mississippi March Sparks Nationwide Turmoil
James Meredith, leading a "march against fear" for Negro voting rights, was shot by a white assailant near Hernando, Mississippi. He survived and vowed to rejoin the march as authorities arrested the suspect Aubrey James Norvell. The incident drew swift national condemnation and renewed push for civil rights legislation.
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Associated Press
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
U.S. Highway 51
Hernando
U.S. 51
James Meredith
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Aubrey James Norvell
Memphis
Tenn
Texas
Johnson
New York
Columbia University Law School
Jackson
Topeka
Burnett’s Mound
Washburn University
Alma
Honduras
Cuba
Key West
Fla
St. Petersburg
Tallahassee
Atlantic
Georgia
Hondueras
Florida
Ronald Reagan
California