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Aug 1965: Black Children Arrested For Protesting

December 5, 2020

Children arrested for trespassing while protesting at Jitney-Jungle. -Jackson, MS 1965- Wouldn’t that be a crazy headline today? This is…

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Vinnie Busby, Col. Easterling’s Ex-Slave from Rankin County

August 16, 2020

Vinnie Busby of Rankin County was an ex-slave of a “Colonel Easterling”. This appears to be the same Col. W.…

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