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Helen Keller and Harper Lee spoke powerful truths
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs a white youth in segregation era Alabama, I had a passion for reading. It was passed down to me, as Alabamians say, from my grandmother. Several...
Will Mississippi be the next state to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol?
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEach U.S. state is allowed to place two statues of people “illustrious for their historic renown” or...
Mississippi leaders hesitant to replace white supremacists statues in Washington
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 27—JACKSON — Legislative leaders are noncommittal or hesitant to advance legislation that replaces Mississippi two statues of white supremacists in the U.S. Capitol. House Rules Committee ...
Reeves silent on U.S. Senate letter asking about changing Mississippi's statues in Washington
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 15—JACKSON — While state lawmakers were passionately debating if Mississippi should scrap its official flag that displayed a Confederate emblem, a U.S. senator asked state leaders if they ...
Trading in timeless treasures: Colfax entrepreneurs revive old buildings & rescue vintage goods
Lewiston Tribune, Idaho via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 18—COLFAX — Bright sunshine streamed through the windows of a three-story, turret-shaped tower at Colfax's St. Ignatius Hospital, a place believed by many to be inhabited by ghosts. Up ...