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Mississippi wants to allow some votes from jails and prisons. Red tape may stop it.
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA new Mississippi law clarifies that some people held in jail or prison may vote in elections, but...
'One of the most transformative events of my life:' Freedom Summer 60 years later
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoMississippi. More than 1,000 out-of-state volunteers, mostly white, college students, joined...
Wicker notches victory in America’s military rebuild
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoDemocrats included language in the bill that would force women to register for the selective service. I applaud the women who have served our nation, but...
FBI Files Reveal Last Moments in Lives of 3 Civil Rights Workers Murdered in 'Mississippi Burning'...
People via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe men knew that fighting for change — and getting Black peopleregistered to vote — was dangerous...
Michael Watson, Author at Mississippi Free Press
Mississippi Free Press· 1 day agoSecretary of State Michael David Watson, Jr., was born and raised in Mississippi. After his work as a pipefitter, Watson’s father entered the ministry...
Michigan Senate honors the sacrifices and legacy of 1964’s Freedom Summer
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSenate Resolution 134, sponsored by state Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), honored the effort in the...
Freedom Summer: 60 years since the iconic movement
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 6 days agoThe summer of 1964 was a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement, demonstrating the power of ground-level activism and interracial cooperation. Anyone over 18 in Mississippi ...
Opinion: Why Expanding Access to Algebra is a Matter of Civil Rights
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBob Moses, who helped register Black residents to vote in Mississippi during the Civil Rights...
Racist slurs and death threats: The dangerous life of a Georgia elections official
Wisconsin Examiner via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoEditor’s note: This story contains profanities and racist slurs. DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — When Milton...
GOP targets a Biden executive order on voter registration ahead of the fall election
NBC 17 Raleigh· 3 days agoATLANTA (AP) — Republicans and conservative activists have increasingly been targeting an executive...