Mississippi Mentoring Program Teaches Civil Rights History
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A mentoring program in Mississippi is teaching young people about civil rights history.
The Greenwood Commonwealth reports that the summer program is focusing on the pivotal year of 1965.
Activists pushed to register black voters in Greenwood and other parts of Mississippi in the early 1960s, and those efforts were often met with violent resistance. In 1964, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation in public places. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped break down barriers to black participation in elections.
The program in Greenwood features local speakers, including the sister of the late civil rights activist June Johnson and a woman whose father owned the only local hotel where black guests were allowed to stay.
Read more: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2017/jun/20/mississippi-mentoring-program-teaches-civil-rights/
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In his autobiography, Jimmy Carter talks about being horrified when Ronald Reagan chose to kick off his 1980 campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where those slain civil rights workers were buried, signaling to southern voters that he supported states' rights. 
A couple of years ago and recommend it highly. I have it on audio disc (read by the author 
) and play it in my car whenever I have to to drive any distance. There are 7 or 8 discs, he really has lead a fascinating life, from his boyhood near Plains during the depression, to his Navy career, his first runs for state office, years as governor - I think it's disc #5 before he even gets to his run for president. And this is from 2014, so he also discusses his relationships with subsequent presidents and weighs in on the issues of the day. I've always admired him greatly, but I was pleased to realize how much I agree with him on pretty much everything. I've gone through it several times, but there's so much there that I always pick up something new and interesting. 
