Mississippi Burning case files available for public viewing
Case files, photographs, and other records documenting the 1964 murders of civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner are now available to...
Tag : Civil Rights
Forrest County Courthouse unveils Vernon Dahmer statue
Recently, the Forrest County Courthouse unveiled a statue honoring slain civil rights activist Vernon Dahmer. The bronze statue, which was created by local artists Benn...
You’ve got to stand for something
by Andi Davis
Everyone has a story, but oftentimes we don’t know the story until it’s too late. That is how I felt when I heard of the...
Featured Two Mississippi Museums free to public in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
by Alex Paton
On Wednesday, April 4th, attendees will be able to visit Two Mississippi Museums for free. In observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of...
Featured MLK Day events in Mississippi
by Alex Paton
MSU will host former State Rep. Tyrone Ellis during the university’s 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast the program begins at 9...
2 Mississippi Museums show preview before grand opening in December
by Sarah Ulmer
Ever wanted to talk a walk through Mississippi’s history, from the colonial times, War of 1812, all the way through the beginning of iconic music...
Emmett Till accuser recants portion of testimony
by kim
The woman who claimed a black teenager named Emmett Till whistled at her, along with grabbing and verbally assaulting her, now says she fabricated...
An Apology to Protesters: Natchez Formally Apologizes for Sending Them Directly to Prison in 1965
by kim
by John Mott Coffey, with News Mississippi affiliate WQNZ NATCHEZ, Miss.–During the Civil Rights era, some protesters in Mississippi were sent directly to prison when...
The Emmett Till Murder 60 Years Later: Memorials in Chicago and Mississippi
by kim
CHICAGO, Ill.–The murder of Emmett Till in the Mississippi Delta 60 years ago this week may be what set off the Civil Rights movement in...
Freedom Summer: Celebration of the Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Mississippi was at the epicenter of the Civil Rights struggle in the 1960s and perhaps the most intense year of that struggle was 1964....