Turkey Creek Military Facility Can Proceed Despite Environmental Worries, Court Rules
The Mississippi Port Authority can build a military storage building that could contain explosive ammunition in the historically Black Turkey Creek community, a court ruled.  Â
Opinion | Segregated Water Fountains Still Stand in the South
“Though the Civil Rights Act of 1964 officially outlawed the racist practice of separate accommodations, relics from the past still linger today,” Rodney Coates writes. “In Ellisville, Miss., for instance, two water fountains remain standing in front of the Jones County Courthouse.”