• • EDITORIAL/June 21, 1964: It’s time for an accounting (May 3, 2000)

    The following editorial, written by Stanley Dearman, who published and edited The Neshoba Democrat for more than 30 years, appeared on May 3, …

  • Task force for 40th progressing

    Appointments to a broad-based, tri-racial task force planning the 40th anniversary commemoration of the 1964 civil rights murders remain open, …

  • Auburn student brings son to experience civil rights event

    Rebecca Woodham brought her eight-year-old son from Brundidge, Ala. to Philadelphia so he could “understand” the sacrifices three young men …

  • Shirley Nichols finds a seat on the back row

    Shirley Nichols arrived almost an hour early for the Mt. Zion commemoration service. But instead of grabbing a seat near the front of the …

• • AG eyeing potential witnesses

    Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is personally interviewing potential witnesses in the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers here, he …

  • Goodman’s brother feels at home in Philadelphia

    David Goodman was 17 when his older brother Andrew was murdered on a dark, dusty Neshoba County roadside. On Sunday, the 57-year-old New York …

  • Economic impact of commemoration noted

    The Board of Supervisors on Monday followed city officials and other leaders who two weeks ago called for justice in the 1964 civil rights …

  • Excerpts from James Young speech

    Excerpts from remarks made by James Young, president of The Neshoba County Boardof Supervisors, on June 20: I want you know here today that …

• • Task force to plan commemoration

    A task force of city, county and Tribal leaders is being formed to help plan a 40th anniversary commemoration of the 1964 civil rights murders …

  • Mississippi transitioning

    I have always believed in my hometown and I have believed deeply in my state, so I was not among those who thought Sunday would never come. To …

  • Excerpts from Dick Molpus Speech

    Excerpts from remarks made by Dick Molpus on June 20: This is an historic day for a number of reasons. First, we are seeing a remarkable …

  • Historian sees coalition’s efforts as a model for the state

    Leslie McLemore wants to use the Philadelphia Coalition’s efforts in Neshoba County as a statewide model for racial reconciliation and …

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