Fifty years ago, James Meredith and a few companions began a march from Memphis to Jackson to encourage blacks living under Jim Crow laws to register to vote.
Today, participants in the Walk Against Fear will walk from Batesville to Oxford to recreate Meredith’s walk, hoping to spread awareness about civil rights violations immigrants suffer today.
Patricio Gonzalez, Jose Salazar and Ingrid Cruz will lead the walk.
They expect to arrive in front of the Lyceum at approximately 7 p.m.