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Civil rights group rallies against bill to arm teachers

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:07:31 +0000

JACKSON — Civil rights groups said yesterday that a bill that would provide funding for officers to police schools or arm teachers would ultimately make Mississippi schools more dangerous. Several groups and lawmakers gathered yesterday on the steps of the Mississippi Department of Education building to protest the bill. They included representatives of the American [...]

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City asks court to toss redistricting lawsuit

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:14:48 +0000

HATTIESBURG — The city of Hattiesburg is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by a group that says the city’s redistricting plan dilutes black voting strength. The U.S. District Court lawsuit asks for a court injunction against the use of the plan in municipal elections. The city’s response denies that allegation, saying that [...]

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Hosemann to Justice: People have spoken on voter ID

Associated Press — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:41:43 +0000

JACKSON — In response to the Department of Justice’s request for more information about the new state voter identification law, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says the people of Mississippi have already spoken to whether the law is discriminatory or not. In a statement, Hosemann said: “The Department of Justice has requested information from the [...]

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Courthouse noted for historic civil rights trials to close

Associated Press — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:01:37 +0000

MERIDIAN — The federal judiciary says it will close the courthouse in Meridian where trials were held for Ku Klux Klansmen on charges in the 1964 deaths of three civil rights workers and where James H. Meredith filed his lawsuit in 1961 to integrate the University of Mississippi. The Meridian building is among six courthouses [...]

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Myrlie Evers returns to Alcorn State

MBJ Staff — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:01:16 +0000

Myrlie Evers has returned to Alcorn State University as a distinguished scholar-in-residence. Widely known for her work on civil rights and racial justice throughout the United States and the world, Evers will spend her time at Alcorn engaged in offering seminars in the Department of Social Sciences, preparing her archival papers for library deposit and [...]

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Navy’s USNS Medgar Evers christened in California

Associated Press — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:20:46 +0000

SAN DIEGO — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has christened the U.S. Navy’s newest supply ship, USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13). Named in honor of the African American civil rights leader from Mississippi, the USNS Medgar Evers is the 13th ship of a class of 14 dry cargo/ammunition ships designed [...]

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Renaming airport could cost up to $150K

Associated Press — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:13:34 +0000

JACKSON — What is a name worth? Possibly $100,000 to $150,000. That is how much it is expected to cost the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority to replace signage and other materials in changing the name of the Jackson-Evers International Airport to the Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. The Jackson City Council this month approved [...]

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Officials vote to change airport name again

Associated Press — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:58:19 +0000

JACKSON — The Jackson City Council has voted to rename the city’s airport for the second time in seven years. This time, the favored name Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport was picked to replace Jackson-Evers International Airport to make it clear the airport is named in honor of the slain civil rights leader. The [...]

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MDA unveils new Mississippi Freedom Trail

For the MBJ — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:16:40 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Development Authority’s Tourism Division has announced the creation of the Mississippi Freedom Trail, a major cultural initiative designed to commemorate the state’s Civil Rights heritage. The trail will offer a virtual tour of the state and those sites that played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. Gov. Haley Barbour [...]

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William Winter, Part 1

Stephen McDill — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:32 +0000

JACKSON- Former Mississippi governor William Winter reflects on his career and his work with the Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation.

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