McComb Legacies Featured on SNCC Documentary Website
The McComb Legacies website is featured as a digital primary resource on the new One Person, One Vote: The Legacy of SNCC and the Fight for..
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McComb Legacies Featured on SNCC Documentary Website
The McComb Legacies website is featured as a digital primary resource on the new One Person, One Vote: The Legacy of SNCC and the Fight for Voting Rights website. This is an online archive on the..
Marion Barry Shares Memories with High School Students
“I was born in the Delta of Mississippi in a town called Itta Bena, about 15 miles from Greenwood. About 35 miles from Greenville. About 10 or 15 miles from Indianola, where B.B. King grew up. My..
Timothy L. Jenkins Talks to Young People
Students from McComb, Mississippi shared their National History Day Projects at a reception at the African American Civil War Museum on June 17, 2014. There were 40 guests in attendance,..
McComb Students Teach and Learn in Washington, D.C.: 2014
On June 12, 2014, eleven students from McComb High School traveled to Washington, D.C. from Mississippi. In addition to competing in the National History Day competition, activities were scheduled..
C.C. Bryant Honored on Mississippi Freedom Trail
On January 20, 2014, McComb Legacies students were among the 100 attendees at the unveiling of a Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring the legacy of civil rights pioneer Mr. C.C. Bryant at his..
Tinker Tour Makes Historic Stop in McComb
Mary Beth Tinker of the famous Tinker v. DesMoines Supreme Court case visited McComb during her Tinker Tour. Close to 50 years ago at age 13, Tinker was one of a group of students who were suspended..
Congratulations to Falana McDaniel and the Samuel Proctor Program
We extend a big congratulations to McComb Legacies teacher (2012-2013) Falana McDaniel and to McComb Legacies partner the Samuel Proctor Program for the awards they received at the 2013 Oral History..
Connection with a Freedom Rider
Students in the McComb Legacies Project had the honor of speaking with Freedom Rider Hezekiah Watkins by phone on February 7, 2015. They..
Dedicated Research and Planning in the Fall
The students in McComb Legacies have been meeting once a week this fall to research and document not only local but national history. After..
Marion Barry Shares Memories with High School Students
“I was born in the Delta of Mississippi in a town called Itta Bena, about 15 miles from Greenwood. About 35 miles from Greenville. About..
McComb Legacies “Planning for the Future”
On Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 10 McComb Legacies students met. They came up with ideas to kick the year off, including a history float in..
McComb Legacies Summer Institute 2014
The student historians of the McComb Legacies Project in Mississippi kicked off their 2014-2015 school year program with the fourth annual..
Timothy L. Jenkins Talks to Young People
Students from McComb, Mississippi shared their National History Day Projects at a reception at the African American Civil War Museum on..