Murders Around Mississippi

Jackson Free Press | I Want Justice, Too: "The Jackson Free Press teamed with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. to follow an Army vet and Mississippi native on his journey back home, looking for justice for his little brother who was killed by the Klan in 1964. This is his story.

by Donna Ladd
Photos by Kate Medley
Additional reporting by Natalie Irby and Thabi Moyo
July 20, 2004

Charles Moore hitchhiked often. Growing up in the 1950s and 60s in rural Southwest Mississippi, near the lethargic town of Meadville, the young black man had not enjoyed the amenities that many white teenagers had. His mama, Mazie, had never owned a car. They did not have running water, indoor plumbing, electricity, gas, a TV; they lived in a three-room shotgun house out in Franklin County, about 32 miles east of Natchez, where he shared a room with his brother, Thomas, one year older. You could see the daylight through the wooden slats."

This great story continues....

(Thanks to excellent reporting, another Mississippi murder will be resolved. This is the stuff of reconcilliation. sk)