McComb Student is Featured Speaker on National Freedom Summer Panel
McComb high school student Noah Martin was selected to participate on panel for the national summit for youth about Freedom Summer, hosted..
Events
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..
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..
Summer Institute 2013: Education and Freedom Schools
“I learned that history never ends.” —Raykesha Carter “I never knew that so many places I pass by every day are..
McComb Students “Lay a Foundation of Freedom and Justice” Says Ron Walker
In the forty-five years since he visited Mississippi as a Lincoln University student, Ron Walker was pleased to find students taking..
Historic Student-Led Convening on Voting Rights in McComb
With the Voting Rights Act in the national news, students in the McComb School District held a groundbreaking student conference on the..
McComb School District Makes History with History Day Event
The McComb School District began 2013 by fulfilling a key new year’s resolution — to hold a local History Day event. Last year..
Dr. King Memorial Architect Tells Students: “We carve our own destiny early.”
On Oct. 19, McComb high school students experienced an up close and personal interview session framed by inspiring words to culminate the..
Students as Historians: Voting Rights History
In July, twelve high school students from McComb stood in the hot shade of an Amite County farm and listened to a blues musician perform..
Students from McComb, Miss. Present Documentary in DC
In early June, students from McComb, Miss. came to Washington, D.C. for the 2012 National History Day (NHD) contest. While in D.C., they..