Mississippi Today
1946: Medgar Evers blocked from registering to vote
On this day in 1946, an armed white mob turned away Medgar Evers and six other World War II vets trying to register to vote in Decatur.
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6mMississippi's state budget wheels go round and round
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6mCrimson Tide makes short work of previously unbeaten Bulldogs and a hobbled Kamario Taylor
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