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Born in New York City s Harlem in 1935, Moses was an educator in the city before moving to Mississippi in the early 60s, becoming field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC.
Moses became a principal organizer of the Freedom Summer project in 1964 when hundred of northern college students joined with local Black Mississippians to register African American voters and promote civil rights throughout the state. Staff are saddened to hear of the death of Bob Moses, an American icon who left a tremendous legacy in Mississippi,” Mississippi Department of Archives and History Director Katie Blount said.
Emmett Till s birthday to be honored by two Mississippi museums
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Civil rights icon and educator Robert Moses dies at 86
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By Deidra Brisco
Jul 17, 2021 | 8:21 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Millions of families living in America face hunger every day including here in Mississippi. One local organization is working to change that for the Jackson-metro area.
Ending hunger and moving people forward to self-sufficiency is the goal of Hungry Free America. They hosted an event at the Two Mississippi Museums to highlight the SNAP Program which is a federal nutrition assistance program. They are also working to pass the “Hope Act” through Congress; it supports assistance programs like SNAP.
Joel Berg, the CEO of Hungry Free America, said food insecurity increased during the pandemic.
Family and friends honor Medgar Evers on the 58th commemoration of his assassination
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