JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Mayor John Horhn delivered a formal public apology on behalf of the City of Jackson to civil ...

While many people enjoyed a day off Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, young leaders across Mississippi chose to spend it ...

Hezekiah Watkins was just 13 years old when he was arrested in Jackson in 1961 along with dozens of other civil rights ...

Jackson Mayor John Horhn delivered a formal public apology on behalf of the City of Jackson to civil rights icon Hezekiah ...

The author expresses concern that current turmoil in the U.S. mirrors the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Recent events ...

Jackson State University is holding its 58th annual MLK birthday convocation on Friday, Jan. 16. The Two Mississippi Museums will offer free admission and host multiple events, including the MLK Night ...

When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil ...

When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil ...

MORE ON TWO OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOW ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. A LANDMARK DESIGNATION. >> TWO BUILDINGS IN THE JOHN R. LYNCH STREET CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT ...

Jackson residents commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with community service, celebrations, and educational opportunities ...

Beth Israel was also bombed in 1967 by the Ku Klux Klan. Artifacts that survived bombing were lost in the weekend fire.

When Beth Israel Congregation was dedicated in Jackson, Mississippi, in the summer of 1875, the occasion was marked with a procession that began in front of City Hall. A local paper reported that the ...