Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Jack Thornell Passes Away at 86
Jack Thornell, a former Associated Press photographer renowned for his Pulitzer Prize-winning image of the assassination attempt on civil rights leader James Meredith, has died at the age of 86. Thornell's career spanned four decades, during which he captured pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Movement, including the integration of schools and the Selma-to-Montgomery march. His photograph of Meredith, taken in 1966, became an iconic representation of the struggle for racial equality. Thornell passed away due to complications from kidney disease in Metairie, Louisiana. 
