Police misconduct and civil rights news from around the country from the week of March 7, 2022.
The Weekly Civil Rights Update
Black History
Theodore Bilbo and the Fear of Black Voting Rights
In 1946, Theodore Bilbo stood before a packed crowd in Greenville, Mississippi, and reminded them why he believed he deserved…
Black History
The Mississippi Plan: Jim Crow’s Blueprint for Black Voter Suppression
Most Americans learn that slavery ended in 1865. Far fewer learn what happened next. Because emancipation did not end the…