The recent arson that destroyed Beth Israel, Jackson, Miss.'s only synagogue, recalls that state's dark history of violence ...
It’s well-known that 1964’s Freedom Summer, as it came to be called, was an interracial effort, with many white college students joining African Americans to register voters in Mississippi. It was the ...
Over a 10-week period, 1964’s Freedom Summer brought together nearly 700 student volunteers, local residents and other civil rights activists to work to ensure that African Americans in Mississippi ...
As Black History Month heads into its final week, there is a piece of profound history in our region that overlooks a hillside on Miami's western campus.Some would say it is a marker that should not ...
Charlie Cobb Jr. (WJXT, Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.) Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote ...
PEABODY — Sophomores at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School attended a presentation at the school Tuesday morning featuring Mark Levy, a leader of a Mississippi Freedom School and a volunteer in the ...