Black History Month: The Tougaloo Nine try integrating local library through read-in
Black History Month: The Tougaloo Nine try integrating local library through read-in By Quentin Smith | February 25, 2021 at 11:15 PM CST - Updated February 28 at 10:24 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Outside the old Jackson Municipal Library on State Street sits a Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker honoring the courageous efforts of nine Tougaloo College students.
In March of 1961, the students, Joseph Jackson Jr., Geraldine Edwards Hollis, Albert Lassiter, Alfred Cook, Ethel Sawyer, Evelyn Pierce, Janice Jackson, James “Sammy” Bradford, and Meredith C. Anding Jr. weren’t allowed to access the library due to the color of their skin.
Home of civil rights activists Medgar and Myrlie Evers named the newest national monument in the National Park System
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Black History Month: The Tougaloo Nine Try Integrating Local Library Through Read-In
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African-American history is living history, building upon what has been established as well as establishing new blocks to build upon. Mississippi is profoundly rich in African-American history, being “ground zero” for so much of our collective experiences.
As we say farewell to 2021’s African-American History Month, we here at
The Mississippi Link give a special salute to seven Living Legends among us, those who have been in the trenches for decades and still pushing forward their progressive boundaries.
These Mississippians are reflective of the resilience of our collective heritage. The Hon. Constance Iona Slaughter-Harvey describes it this way: