Groundbreaking Mississippi Doctor Aaron Shirley Dies at 81
PHOTO: University of Miss. Medical Center JACKSON, Miss.–For several years Dr. Aaron Shirley was the only black pediatrician in the state. In 1965 he was...
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Hate Crimes in Mississippi: Four More Charged in 2011 Incidents
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JACKSON, Miss.–You probably remember the 2011 death of James Craig Anderson, a black man who was run down by three white men in a pickup...
Two New Museums on the Way in Time for Mississippi Bicentennial
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VIDEO: Jehu is a 218 year-old settler of Mississippi. He was kind enough to give school kids from across the state a history lesson Thursday....