Mississippi’s mostly Black capital city has been at the mercy of a conservative white state government for decades. The water crisis is its latest battle for self-determination.
JACKSON, Miss. - What stood out this past week was the calm. The streets were quiet, and residents queued expectantly for resources.
The entire city of more than 150,000 was without safe drinking wat.
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