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Evolution of a Man: Lifting the Hood in South Mississippinew

Old Ku Klux Klansmen, and their victims, today live together in South Mississippi. Many of them are learning how to get along with people they used to hate, as they are forced to confront their old ideas about justice.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  10-27-2005  |  Race & Class

Trying to Make It Rightnew

A Mississippi doctor passed along a racist e-mail that disparages black New Orleans evacuees -- and is now paying the price.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  09-29-2005  |  Race & Class

Rez Erected

In Indian Country, Native Americans are moving from survival mode to creating a middle class lifestyle, all the while maintaining their ties to traditional Indian culture.
The Inlander  |  Kevin Taylor  |  07-20-2005  |  Race & Class

After Killen: What's Next for Mississippi?new

A Neshoba County native spent a week at the Edgar Ray Killen trial asking victims' families, activists and everyday citizens if Mississippi is ready to now do the hard work of racial honesty and reconciliation.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  06-22-2005  |  Race & Class

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