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To Live and Die in Dixienew

A white supremacist's plan to have a booth at the Mississippi State Fair celebrating the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers has stirred the collective conscience of whites in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  10-02-2004  |  Commentary
Tags: race relations, Andy Goodman and Mickey Schwerner, J.E. Chaney, Preacher Killen, rebel flags, Richard Barrett

For Whom the Zell Tollsnew

It's time for the South to break away from its reputation. No matter what Zell Miller shows, we're not stupid.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  09-16-2004  |  Commentary
Tags: Southern, Zell Miller

Reagan's Bigotry of Low Expectationsnew

Donna Ladd writes about Ronald Reagan's visit to the Neshoba County Fair in her hometown in 1980 and what that has meant for Mississippians and Americans.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  06-16-2004  |  Commentary
Tags: racism, Southern Strategy, Reagan, Republican Party, Barbour, Neshoba County
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