James Meredith fell to the ground and crawled off the roadway after he was shot near Hernando, Miss., during his civil rights march to Jackson, Miss. A man holding a gun is visible in the bushes at left center edge of photo. Meredith recovered.
James Meredith fell to the ground and crawled off the roadway after he was shot near Hernando, Miss., during his civil rights march to Jackson, Miss. June 6, 1966.