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Mississippi civil rights activist 'Bud' McGee dies at 81

June 4, 2022

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — William “Bud” McGee, a Mississippi civil rights activist...

Source: timesunion.com

June 4, 2022

McGee, as a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, organized young people to use nonviolent protests against segregation.

Source: thegrio.com

January 22, 2022

In 1955, J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant got away with murdering Emmett Till when an all-white jury acquitted them. But tragedy soon followed.

Source: clarionledger.com