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Children. 5. Joan Trumpauer Mulholland (born September 14, 1941) is an American civil rights activist who was active in the 1960s. She was one of the Freedom Riders who was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi in 1961, and was confined for two months in the Maximum Security Unit of the Mississippi State Penitentiary (known as "Parchman Farm"). [1]
Jackson. Alex Williams House. Ayer Hall. Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District. Mississippi State Capitol. Smith Robertson Elementary School, West Capitol Street Historic District. Tougaloo. John W. Boddie House.
Inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (1990); Essence Award (1989); and; Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. (1988). Candace Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, 1983 and 1989
The Jackson State killings occurred on Friday, May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College (now Jackson State University) in Jackson, Mississippi. On May 14, 1970, city and state police confronted a group of students outside a campus dormitory. Shortly after midnight, the police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve. [1]
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Black women have long been underrepresented in health research, in part because of a history of medical exploitation of Black patients. Examples abound: In the 19th century, physician James Marion ...
Kevin M. Levin, Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War's Most Persistent Myth. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2019. Jaime Amanda Martinez, Confederate Slave Impressment in the Upper South. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2013.
Mike Bedigan. May 29, 2024 at 8:23 PM. The harrowing contents of the so-called “Goon Squad” WhatsApp chat have been revealed, including how a group of Mississippi police officers joked about ...