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Sherby Hale, Rev. Herron Wilson and Nearline Anderson share memories as they go through decades of photos taken at Delta Missions projects. Photo by Bryan Davis/Emmerich Newspapers/Copyright 2024

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‘Rising hope’: Delta Missions to mark 30 years with reception, screening
By Bryan Davis - The Enterprise-Tocsin
Mon,09/02/24-7:41PM , 567 Reads 55,528 Statewide
Theo Avgerinos was a senior in college when he decided to join his old youth group from New Canaan, Connecticut for a mission trip to the Mississippi Delta.
The film student brought his camera to document the journey to Indianola-based Delta Missions.
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Fannie Lou Hamer’s statue at the Memorial Park in Ruleville. Photo by Bryan Davis/Emmerich Newspapers/Copyright 2024

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Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer: Monica Land, niece of the famed Civil Rights activist and Ruleville native pays tribute to her aunt
By Monica Land
Thu,06/27/24-12:41PM , 922 Reads 58,699 Statewide
Everything I know about Fannie Lou Hamer, I learned from someone else. And that will forever haunt me as a tremendous loss of opportunity considering that she was my great-aunt.
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The skies above Rosebloom Recreational Park will be illuminated by fireworks during the grand finale of the park’s annual Independence Day celebration, scheduled this year for this Saturday, June 29. (Photo illustration)

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Rosebloom's Independence Day gala set this Saturday, June 29
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Wed,06/26/24-6:33PM , 2,049 Reads
ROSEBLOOM — The annual Rosebloom Recreational Park Independence Day gala is this Saturday, June 29, and organizers anticipate a large crowd to help commemorate the nation’s upcoming 248th birthday.
The event promises stirring entertainment in an always family-friendly environment.
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Charles McLaurin talks about the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer during a panel discussion last weekend at Historic Club Ebony. Photo by Bryan Davis/Emmerich Newspapers/Copyright 2024

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Freedom Summer at 60: The Story Behind the Strategy That Opened Mississippi to the World
By Bryan Davis - The Enterprise-Tocsin
Wed,06/26/24-12:01AM , 989 Reads 78,907 Statewide

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