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Pages in category "Riots and civil disorder in Mississippi" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Robert Burt DeLaughter Sr. (born February 28, 1954, in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a former state prosecutor and then Hinds County Circuit Judge. He prosecuted and secured the conviction in 1994 of Byron De La Beckwith, charged with the murder of the civil rights leader Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963. Two earlier trials in Mississippi in 1964 had ...
Education segregation in Mississippi (2 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Anti-black racism in Mississippi" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The Vicksburg massacre, sometimes referred to as the Vicksburg riot, [1] was a freedmen massacre on December 7, 1874, that continued until around January 5, 1875, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. An estimated 150–300 Black citizens, and 2 White citizens were killed during the violence.
The new beaches had increased tourist traffic to the Biloxi area, strengthening the local economy. The effort by local authorities to maintain segregation was supported by actions of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, a state agency founded in 1956. It used its extensive investigative powers to spy on citizens and plan economic ...
DOJ launches civil rights probe of Mississippi sheriff’s office whose deputies tortured 2 Black men in ‘Goon Squad’ case Emma Tucker and Ryan Young, CNN September 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Mississippi has the largest percentage of Black residents in the U.S., but only one Black justice serves on the state's highest court. A federal judge started hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit ...
Jul. 25—Fifty years ago on Thursday, what some consider the most destructive riot in U.S. history, erupted at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. July 27, 1973, started as a regular day at ...