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The other day at the Oren Dunn City Museum, we read through a 1999 oral history interview with the Rev. Robert Jamison, conducted by former Daily Journal reporter Lena Mitchell.
Bob Moses, civil rights icon of the 1960s, dies at 86 Moses is the latest African American leader of that era to die in the past year, including John Lewis, Vernon Jordan, C.T. Vivian, Charles Evers and Gloria Richardson. Written By: Daniel Trotta / Reuters | 4:43 pm, Jul. 25, 2021 July 25 (Reuters) - Bob Moses, a civil rights leader who took part in some of the most significant campaigns for equality in the Deep South in the 1960s and later became an advocate for African Americans to succeed in math, died on Sunday at age 86, the NAACP said. Moses is the latest African Am...
Bob Moses, U.S. civil rights leader of the 1960s, dies at 86 By Syndicated Content By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) â Bob Moses, a civil rights leader who took part in some of the most significant campaigns for equality in the Deep South in the 1960s and later became an advocate for African Americans to succeed in math, died on Sunday at age 86, the NAACP said. Moses is the latest African American leader of that era to die in the past year, including John Lewis, Vernon Jordan, C.T. Vivian, Charles Evers, and Gloria Richardson. âHe was a strategist at the core of the voting rig...
Jackson community honors Medgar Evers, civil rights leader, with memorial to commemorate the 58th anniversary of his assassination on June 12, 1963.
More than a half century late, Jackson State University is honoring its Class of 1970. Credit: AP FILE - In this May 15, 1970, file photo, the bullet-riddled windows of Alexander Hall, a women's dormitory at Jackson State College in Jackson, Miss., are shown after two African-American students were killed and 12 injured when police opened fire on the building claiming they had seen a sniper. (AP Photo, File) Author: EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press Published: 6:32 PM CDT May 14, 2021 Updated: 6:32 PM CDT May 14, 2021 JACKSON, Miss — Day...