“I’ve been thinking about what happened next between us since Hodding III died on May 11, 2023, and how his choices, courage and advice both jump-started and inspired my own work in Mississippi for the last two decades,” Donna Ladd writes.
Dr. Clopton’s mother, Dr. Jesse Mosley, founded “The Negro in Mississippi Historical Society” to help others learn of their local history. Dr. Clopton continues that mission through her films.
The city of Natchez’ centuries-old historic homes, and the wealth behind their construction, came at tremendous human cost, with the city’s prosperity built upon the backs of enslaved Black Americans.
“Black Lives Matter,” the University of Southern Mississippi football team chanted as the entire group, backed by coaches and staff, marched out of Friday’s planned practice and to the front of campus to protest racial injustice. Dozens of mask-wearing fellow USM students and local residents joined them.
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