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THE REPORTER AND THE "GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI"

THE REPORTER AND THE "GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI"

When Jerry Mitchell dug into “cold cases,” justice delayed was no longer denied.

HEROESThe AtticOctober 24, 2024Jerry Mitchell, Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Mississippi Burning, Goodman Schwerner Cheney, Freedom Summer, Civil Rights Movement, Byron De La Beckwith, Edgar Ray Killen Comments

THE JEWEL OF THE SUMMER -- FREEDOM SCHOOLS

THE JEWEL OF THE SUMMER -- FREEDOM SCHOOLS

In a savage and sizzling summer, Mississippi’s Freedom Schools were beacons of hope.

TEACHERS, teachers & healers, TEACHERS & HEALERS, teachersThe AtticJune 21, 2024Freedom Schools, Freedom Summer, 1964, Mississippi, Civil Rights Movement Comments

MISSISSIPPI'S MOSES

MISSISSIPPI'S MOSES

As Freedom Summer’s 60th approaches, its architect stirs memories and awe.

HEROESThe AtticJune 12, 2024Bob Moses, Civil Rights Movement, Freedom Summer, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, Mississippi, Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney Comments

SWEET HONEY'S ENDURING ROCK

SWEET HONEY'S ENDURING ROCK

From the trenches of Civil Rights to the concert stage, Bernice Johnson Reagon has sung the praises of black culture.

TEACHERS, FOLKIESThe AtticFebruary 4, 2023Bernice Johnson Reagon, SNCC, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, Civil Rights Movement, Freedom Songs, Sweet Honey in the Rock Comments

MLK'S EPIC LETTER

MLK'S EPIC LETTER

From behind bars, King wrote an amazing letter with all the power of his dream.

HEROESThe AtticJanuary 13, 2022Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, Birmingham 1963, Civil Rights Movement Comments