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Magnolia, the state flower of Mississippi

Next generation of activists confronts Mississippi’s violent past on Freedom Summer anniversary

Source: The Hechinger Report

Fifty years after the murders of three young civil rights workers shocked the nation, a group of students visited the small Mississippi town where it happened to reflect on the past and look toward the future.

This entry was posted in Hard-Won Liberty and tagged History, People on December 1, 2015 by Mikki Gibson.

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