Obituaries
Loewen’s book offered alternatives to the white, Eurocentric view of the past
Aug. 20, 2021
Anne Moody, whose memoir “Coming of Age in Mississippi” gave a wrenching account of growing up poor in the segregated South and facing violence as a civil rights activist, has died.
Feb. 10, 2015
World & Nation
Memphis Norman, a participant in a historic 1963 Woolworth’s sit-in in Jackson, Miss., has died.
Feb. 1, 2005
Politics
The Democrat accuses the president of delaying probes of 9/11 attacks and Iraq intelligence.
March 8, 2004
Annie Devine, 88, voting rights advocate and a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party who once challenged the seating of five members of the U.S.
Sept. 2, 2000
Opinion
As a stutterer, I recognize Biden’s ability to rephrase a thought on-the-fly to avoid a problematic word or syllable.
March 19, 2020
California
Education: As black college graduates in the 1930s, Vivian and Orville Moseley found many paths blocked. But they found fulfillment in teaching.
Dec. 30, 1999
Entertainment & Arts
Those who march to a different drum in Mississippi can find liberal camaraderie in the sounds of old instruments such as sacbuts, lutes, krummhorns, cornettos and viola da gambas.
May 6, 1990
Travel & Experiences
The Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman said Mississippi’s governor is “clearly despicable” for not acknowledging work by the state’s only black congressman to get the home of a slain civil rights leader named a national monument.
March 19, 2019
Hockey
When the Boston Bruins claimed veteran center Butch Goring, who had been waived Tuesday by the New York Islanders, it sort of signaled the end of an era for the Islanders.
Jan. 12, 1985