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In Medgar's Drivewaynew

At his Jackson home, now a museum to his life and death, you can stand in the spot where Medgar Evers died. If you travel to 2332 Margaret Alexander Walker Drive (close to what is now Medgar Evers Boulevard), you can visit a somber place that is still intact--house, driveway, everything.
Jackson Free Press  |  Trip Burns  |  06-06-2013  |  Civil Liberties

Happy Feetnew

Irish Ceili dancing has a rich history as a dance form that connects people across the globe.
Jackson Free Press  |  Trip Burns  |  03-14-2013  |  Culture

Finding the Mayanew

Dr. George Bey does not subscribe to the belief based on the Mayan calendar that the world will end Dec. 21, 2012. However, he has a request of believers: "Please give me your money a few days before," he says. "I would like to use it toward research."
Jackson Free Press  |  Trip Burns  |  03-22-2012  |  History

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