- Mississippi Free Press

Opinion | What Happens to Trump When Channeling George Wallace Doesn’t Work Anymore?

by Mark Allan Williams September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

Mark Williams writes on the similarities between Donald Trump’s campaign and George Wallace’s political stances and the shift in Wallace’s politics.

African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party supporters demonstrating outside the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey; some hold signs with portraits of slain civil rights workers James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner

Opinion | Restrictive Voting Laws Must Be Undone to Ensure Fair, Accessible Modern Elections

by Duvalier Malone September 10, 2024September 10, 2024

Opinion | Mississippi’s Landmark Court Ruling on Redistricting: A Bold Step Toward True Representation

by Duvalier Malone July 18, 2024October 20, 2025

A person holds a handwritten sign that says "We the People" while they stand in front a capitol building

Opinion | ‘We The People’ Includes All Americans. July 4 Reminds Us That Democracy Remains a Work in Progress.

by Joseph Jones July 3, 2024July 3, 2024

A pair of hands can be seen cutting out the "I Voted in Hinds County" stickers to present the voters at the polling precinct

Opinion | Low Voter Turnout Is a Threat to Mississippi’s Democracy

by Duvalier Malone November 6, 2023June 11, 2024

a rolled up constitution displaying "We The People" on top of foled American flag (voter suppression)

The Founding Fathers Wanted A Just Democracy: Voter Suppression Must End

by Duvalier Malone October 4, 2022July 9, 2024

News

‘Shake the Trees’: Filmmaker Hopes Emmett Till Film Will Generate New Evidence

by Kayode Crown September 9, 2022June 12, 2024

Mississippi Book Festival Honors Legacy of Literary Greatness, Returns to In-Person Programming

by Dustin Cardon August 18, 2022July 25, 2024

A blurry crowd of people in the background with an in focus US Flag hanging in front

‘The Vote is Precious’: Lawmakers Must Pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act

by Duvalier MaloneJanuary 25, 2022June 12, 2024