“Who owned it? Why was it there?” asks Dr. Alon Milwicki, a senior research analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Jasmine Holmes - of the Mississippi Department of Archives & History - highlighted historical civil rights events and figures in Mississippi. Jasmine ...
Civil rights leader John Perkins, 95, died March 13, surrounded by family. He was known for racial reconciliation and justice. When is his funeral?
Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public ...
All the objects have been transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Officials say it will take ...
Mississippi political leaders, alongside national figures such as President Donald J. Trump, shared their reactions and condolences on Tuesday, Feb. 17, following the death of civil rights icon Rev.
JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights advocates today challenged Mississippi’s 2022 state legislative district maps for unlawfully diluting the voting strength of Black Mississippians. The American Civil ...
Jackson will honor civil rights icon John Perkins as he lies in state at City Hall, giving the public a chance to pay their respects.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, has died at 84. Mississippi leaders share their reactions.