Mississippi Today
1953: Martha White sparked Baton Rouge bus boycott
On this day in 1953, Martha White refused to give up her seat on a Baton Rouge city bus, sparking a boycott.
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6mLaw enforcement response to shoplifting leaves 1-year-old dead and adult critically wounded
An officer in north Mississippi opened fire on a car of a possible shoplifter, killing a 1-year-old boy and critically wounding an adult.
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6mBarney Schoby, Adams County civil rights leader and former state lawmaker, dies at 87
Barney Schoby has died at 87. He was a longtime civil rights leader in Adams County, Mississippi, and served in the state House from 1980 to 1997.
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4mVoter Voices: Longtime poll watcher has seen problems, politics
"Voter Voices" is a series of Mississippians sharing their thoughts on voting rights, the state's history of voter suppression and the new gerrymandering push embroiling Mississippi, the South and the nation.
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5mTroy rallies for 12-8 win that knocks Mississippi out of the College World Series
Jabe Boroff hit the tiebreaking double in a four-run seventh inning and Troy and its potent offense kept the program's first College World Series appearance going with a 12-8 win over Mississippi in an elimination game.
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5mRedistricting battle proves 'everything old is new again' in Mississippi
Mississippi's redistricting efforts to eliminate Black districts after U.S. Supreme Court ruling could prove "everything old is new again."