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Here is some raw footage from the Jan 31 meeting of the Mississippi Truth Commission, the first state-wide body of its kind to assess the tyranny of the Jim Crow Era. I can’t do it justice to just explain it here, so if you want to find out what it is, and why you should support,here’s a link to their website:
The Mississippi Free Press produced this story through the MFP Solutions Lab, supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. This series digs into Mississippi’s systemic issues and sheds light on responses to them in other communities. Beyond just reporting on problems, these stories interrogate their causes and inspect potential solutions.