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A People’s Paper MS Q&A with District 77 Candidate Dianne McNair Gaddis
Read our exclusive District 77 Q&A with candidate Dianne McNair Gaddis on small business support, rural infrastructure, and public safety.
Quiet Courage: Civil Rights in Simpson County
Part 3: Beaten but Unbroken – Legacy Endures By The People’s Paper MS Picture: Perkins Family A savage beating in Brandon jail in 1970 could have silenced Simpson County’s civil rights flame. Instead, it forged an unbreakable legacy. Rev. John M. Perkins, arrested after defending young protesters, lay battered on the floor, facing a raw…
Quiet Courage: Civil Rights in Simpson County
Part 2: Economic Power and Youth Fire – Boycotts Rise By The People’s Paper MS Picture: Perkins Family By the late 1960s, Simpson County’s civil rights work moved from quiet meetings to bold economic pressure. National laws like the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act fueled hope, but local Black residents faced…