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McComb Students Teach and Learn in Washington, D.C.: 2014

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..

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C.C. Bryant Honored on Mississippi Freedom Trail

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..

January 30, 2014

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Tinker Tour Makes Historic Stop in McComb

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..

November 11, 2013

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Congratulations to Falana McDaniel and the Samuel Proctor Program

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..

October 10, 2013

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McComb Students Learn and Teach in Washington, DC

McComb Students Learn and Teach in Washington, DC

Fourteen high school students and five staff members from McComb, Mississippi arrived in Washington, DC on June 8, 2013 for the National..

June 11, 2013

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McComb Students “Lay a Foundation of Freedom and Justice” Says Ron Walker

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..

April 21, 2013

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McComb School District Receives Mississippi Historical Society 2013 Award of Merit

McComb School District Receives Mississippi Historical Society 2013 Award of Merit

We are pleased to share the news of this award for McComb Legacies from the Mississippi Historical Society. The Mississippi Historical..

April 20, 2013

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Historic Student-Led Convening on Voting Rights in McComb

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..

February 24, 2013

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McComb Students Win Multiple Awards at State History Day Competition

McComb Students Win Multiple Awards at State History Day Competition

In only its second year entering the Mississippi National History Day academic competition, McComb School District students were the..

February 23, 2013

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Students Consult With Historians

Students Consult With Historians

In addition to reading books by noted historians on the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi, students in McComb had the..

December 31, 2012

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