Civil rights icon James Meredith fell outside the Mississippi Capitol at an event marking his 90th birthday. An ambulance crew checked him out, and later a person close to the family said he was doing better and resting at home.
Political activist and writer James Meredith sits in the shade as an event staffer holds an ice pack on his head after he fell outside the Mississippi Capitol at an event marking his 90th birthday, in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, June 25, 2023. Political activist and writer James Meredith sits in the shade as an event staffer holds an ice pack on his head after he fell outside the Mississippi Capitol at an event marking his 90th birthday, in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, June 25, 2023.
Meredith tumbled forward onto an unsecured portable lectern as he stood to speak to about 200 people. Those around him quickly scrambled to stand him up upright and helped him back into the wheelchair he had been using. They also gave him ice packs and cold water as the temperature hovered at about 95 degrees Fahrenheit .
Suzi Altman, a documentary photographer who is close to the Meredith family, said hours later that Meredith was doing better and resting at home.
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