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Tag: Mississippi

Posted inBooks

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi’ by Wright Thompson

by Terri Schlichenmeyer September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

In his new book “The Barn”, Wright Thompson explores the history of a derelict barn in Mississippi where Emmett Till was murdered, revealing the complex history of the area and the impact of the crime on American history.

Fannie Lou Hamer (loc.gov)
Posted inOpinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Convention

by Marian Wright Edelman August 21, 2024August 21, 2024
close up photo of police siren
Posted inNational

Six Former Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Plead Guilty to Charges in Brutal Home Raid Against Black Men

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown August 3, 2023August 4, 2023
**FILE** Welcome sign for Rolling Fork, Mississippi, located on US Highway 61 (Chillin662 via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

JESSE JACKSON: Rolling Fork Needs to Be Built Back Better — Not Simply Rebuilt

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. April 12, 2023April 12, 2023
**FILE** The Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi (Michael Barera via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNational

Mississippi Lawmakers Seek Return to Jim Crow with Separate White System of Justice

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown February 13, 2023February 13, 2023
photo of gray faucet
Posted inRev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Water Crisis in Jackson Reflects Vicious Neglect

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. September 14, 2022September 15, 2022
Emmett Till
Posted inNational

Jury Declines to Charge Carolyn Bryant Donham, the Woman Who Caused the Murder of Emmett Till

by Jamila Bey August 9, 2022August 9, 2022
Posted inNational

Five U.S. States Set Records for COVID Cases Amid Delta Surge

by WI Guest Author August 17, 2021December 21, 2021
**FILE** Phil Bryant (Tammy Anthony Baker via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBlack Experience, Stacy M. Brown

Outgoing Miss. Governor Says State Faces ‘1,000 Years of Darkness’ if Black Man Elected Senator

by WI Guest Author February 24, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inBlack Experience, National

Mississippi Voters Sue Over Racist Laws that Suppress Black Candidates

by WI Guest Author June 4, 2019December 21, 2021

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