On this day in 1935 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today April 1, 2023 APRIL 1, 1935 Before an integrated audience of 2,000, the “Great Debaters” of...
On this day in 1958 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 30, 2023 MARCH 30, 1958 When Alvin Ailey and other young, modern Black dancers performed...
On this day in 1867 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 MARCH 27, 1867 In one of the nation’s first sit-ins, a group of...
On this day in 1937 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 26, 2023 MARCH 26, 1937 William H. Hastie President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William H....
On this day in 1977 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 8, 2023 MARCH 8, 1977 Henry L. Marsh III became the first Black mayor of...
On this day in 1857 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 6, 2023 MARCH 6, 1857 Portrait of Dred Scott In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the...
On this day in 1770 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 5, 2023 MARCH 5, 1770 “Crispus Attucks,” by Herschel Levit, mural at the Recorder of...
On this day in 1908 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 4, 2023 MARCH 4, 1908 Dr. T.R.M. Howard, center, escorts the family of Emmett Till,...