<p>The two sides of Mississippi's history are its exploitative oligarchy and the efforts of Black Mississippians and their allies to imagine egalitarian alternatives against the odds. Activists' responses to the collapse of the Jackson water infrastructure will test that spirit. </p>
College student and organizer Maisie Brown sprang into action as soon as the emergency was declared. She’s part of a tradition of self-reliance in Mississippi.
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