Hollis Watkins, jailed repeatedly fighting segregation in Mississippi, dies at 82
Hollis Watkins, who challenged segregation in Mississippi and toiled alongside civil icons Medgar Evers and Bob Moses, has died. He was 82.
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Hollis Watkins, who challenged segregation in Mississippi and toiled alongside civil icons Medgar Evers and Bob Moses, has died. He was 82.
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Longtime Mississippi civil rights activist Hollis Watkins has died. He was 82. Watkins started challenging segregation and racial oppression in his home state when he was a teenager, and he
Longtime Mississippi civil rights activist Hollis Watkins has died
Longtime Mississippi civil rights activist Hollis Watkins has died.