Reconstruction’s ending on April 24, 1877, paralleled by actions of MAGA supporters today
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, will mark the 147th anniversary of the removal of the last federal troops from the South following the ending of the Civil War. The removal of those troops from the State House in Louisiana marked the ending of Reconstruction. The war had ended with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. Nevertheless, because of the terrorism and violence in many of the southern states, the federal government stationed troops all over what had been the Confederacy. Federal troops were the only thing the forced the Confederates and their supporters to accept the fact that the formerly enslaved Africans were free and could not be forced to serve as slaves, to accept the rulership of the Black and so-called carpet bag and scalawag officials elected in those areas, and to obey federal laws in general. Meanwhile, Abraham Lincoln
Hinds supervisors rescind vote to merge five Black precincts
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Monday to rescind a Feb. 5 proposal that would have merged or closed up to 10 voting precincts in the heavily Black populated 3rd and 4th districts. Supervisors Robert Graham, Tony Smith, and Wanda Evers of districts 1, 2, and 4, respectively, cast the majority vote that rescinded merging or closing those precincts. Five of those precincts were scheduled to be reassigned to Black’s Chapel, which already has precinct 52 in District 3 under Supervisor Deborah Butler Dixon, who initially sponsored the move that had been seconded by Evers. Pete Perry, former chair of the Hinds County Republican executive committee, presented a list of proposed changes at the Feb. 5 regular board meeting. Perry called for merging Precincts 54, 55, 56, and 57 with Precinct 62; merging 60 and 61 with Precinct 21; merging 73 and 69; and merging Precinct 74 with
How Mississippi’s Jim Crow Laws Still Haunt Black Voters Today
After the U.S. Civil War, white supremacists used felony disenfranchisement to suppress the Black vote. Even now, restoring rights has hit a roadblock. By DAJA
Eddie Glaude Jr. welcomed back home with open minds
New York Times bestselling author Eddie Glaude Jr. returned to his native Mississippi for more than a book signing of his latest offering, “We Are
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Black Press Week galvanizes advocacy, celebrates legacy, and mobilizes voters
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent During Black Press Week the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) enshrined Zora Neale Hurston in the
Justice Department finds conditions at three Mississippi prisons violate the Constitution
JANS – On Feb. 28, 2024, the Justice Department announced its findings that conditions of confinement at three Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) facilities violate
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A Salute to Dr. Ivory Phillips!
Dr. Ivory Phillips has been a contributing writer to the Jackson Advocate for 42 years. He has been instrumental in highlighting issues in the Jackson community that deal with education and politics.
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Investing in tomorrow: Clean energy as the path to prosperity for all
By Ben Jealous Jackson Advocate Guest Writer On Earth Day 1993, I delivered the first major speech of my life. It was in New York
OPINION: A new site for truth-telling
By Marian Wright Edelman Jackson Advocate Guest Writer On March 27, the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park officially opened in Montgomery, Alabama – the newest extraordinary
OPINION: A new battle over racist / Confederate symbols and statues?
During the Barack Obama administration there were more than a few battles over the removal of Confederate symbols and statues of Confederate and other openly,
