The U.S. Army has erased Medgar Evers from the Arlington National Cemetery website
The purge came after an executive order by President Trump to eliminate all Diversity, Equality and Inclusion programs.
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Jerry Mitchell speaks about 'Race Against Time' at Tupelo Reads event
Evers' murderer, Byron De La Beckwith, was tried twice in 1964 and freed both times by hung juries comprising all-white men. In 1994, because of Mitchell's reporting in the Clarion Ledger ...
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Gene Hackman will always be remembered for 'Mississippi Burning' role. What other MS ties?
Gene Hackman starred in "Mississippi Burning," a film based on the 1964 murders of civil rights workers in Mississippi. The film was shot in various Mississippi locations, including Jackson ...