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Democracy | Donna Ladd

Democracy | Proof Through the Night: Driving America and Scaling Walls on America 250

by Donna Ladd July 10, 2026July 10, 2026

Donna Ladd writes about traveling in the American West on America 250 and being reminded that the fight for freedom is always worth the struggle.

James Meredith, seen outside by a wide green field

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James Meredith’s March Against Fear Turns 60 as New Voting Rights Battles Loom in Mississippi

by Elijah Hurewitz-Ravitch June 8, 2026June 25, 2026

A white man consoles a black woman in the middle of a crowd at the Tennessee capital

Editor’s Note | Even Jim Crow Is ‘Colorblind’ Now Under This Supreme Court. I Am Not.

by Ashton Pittman June 5, 2026June 25, 2026

A teen in a red and black baseball outfit scratching a word in the dirt of the sports field

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Northeast Lauderdale High School Investigates Racist Slur on Baseball Field

by Torsheta Jackson May 11, 2026June 25, 2026

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Photos | See the 1960s-Era Ku Klux Klan Materials That a Mississippi Agency Unearthed

by Ashton Pittman March 25, 2026July 24, 2026

An open briefcase with blue interior, filled with pamphlets for 'Knights of the Ku Klux Klan'

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Klan Materials Found in Mississippi DPS Office Likely Came From 1960s Investigations, Agency Says

by Ashton Pittman March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

a woman in a National Park Service Uniform talking in a room with green walls and a piano while two men and a woman listen

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Evers National Monument Never Removed Brochures ‘Not One Second,’ Superintendent Says, Disputing Reports

by Ashton Pittman, Kevin Edwards and Jaylin R. Smith February 6, 2026April 8, 2026

President Trump whispers into President Obama’s ear while seated next to him

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Trump Posts Racist Video of Obamas, White House Defends It, Then Deletes It and Blames Staffer

by Bill Barrow, Josh Boak and Associated Press February 6, 2026

a small green and brick home has a sign in the driveway that says “Medgar and Myrlie Evers National Monument - open Tuesday through Saturday 9 am to 4 pm”

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Brochures Calling Medgar Evers’ Killer ‘Racist’ Still Available at Evers Home

by Kevin Edwards and Jaylin R. Smith February 5, 2026February 6, 2026