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The chair of a state commission points out Sonya Massey is a descendant of a 1908 Race Riot victim.
The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville, where in 1960 he couldn’t go inside the local library’s much better funded whites-only branch to check out a book he needed.
A film about an escaped slave who made a very big name for himself, titled ‘Unsinkable Freedom”, is now playing at the ALPLM
“The outpouring of love and support received from around the globe has been abundant and deeply felt,” Jackson’s family members said in a recent statement.
Here’s an updated list of events surrounding the centennial of the “Mother Road” in Springfield!
The best part — children and adults got to leave with free books.
February is Black History Month.
Jackson will still lie in repose next week at the Chicago headquarters of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition with a public celebration of life and homegoing services to follow.
The center has not met an $8.9 million fundraising goal.
The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Saturday, February 28.