Miss. Center for Investigative Reporting at Mississippi Today. Stories helped put 4 KKK members & serial killer behind bars. Author, Race Against Time.
Jackson, United States (Local)
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By: Jerry Mitchell
He marveled at the fact he and other Black soldiers had fought in a war that should have granted them all the rights of citizenship, but when they returned home they had to fight racism all over again that barred Black Mississippians from restaurants, restrooms and voting booths.
“Voter Voices” is a series of Mississippians sharing their thoughts on voting rights, the state's history of voter suppression and the new gerrymandering
By: Jerry Mitchell
Tameshia Shelton's release from prison Monday makes her the seventh person to have their murder conviction thrown out in the same judicial district — a state record.
The Rev. Ed King, former longtime chaplain at Tougaloo College and one of the last living founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, died in Jackson on Saturday.
By: Jerry Mitchell
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After 11 years, Tameshia Shelton was released from prison. Want to know if her case is dismissed? Sign up to our daily newsletter for updates.
By: Jerry Mitchell
Willie Manning has been on death row for 32 years after a jury convicted him in the 1992 murders of two Mississippi State University students. New evidence casts doubt on his guilt.
By: Jerry Mitchell
The 1986 Toyota MR2 used in the murders of Tiffany Miller and Jon Steckler is now in the possession of retired Oktibbeha County Chief Deputy Sheriff George Carrithers.
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By: Jerry Mitchell
Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Andrew Young toured the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and will speak at 6 p.m. about his life in the movement.
