In the newest addition to its catalog of works on the civil rights era, NewSouth Books is pleased to announce Won Over, the story of a boy born in Mississippi to parents who believed in segregation and that boy’s journey, during the epic events of the civil rights movement, over to the right side ofContinueContinue reading “‘Won Over’ by Judge William Alsup”
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EJS Launches ‘Remembering 1619’ Observance
The Equal Justice Society will host Remembering1619.org, a series of events and activities throughout 2019 to observe the 400th anniversary of slavery in the United States. 1619 was the beginning of much misery, degradation, evil, and pain in our country. We have fought mightily to undo the damage. EJS hopes that we can shine a lightContinueContinue reading “EJS Launches ‘Remembering 1619’ Observance”
EJS Among 65 Organizations Urging House Members To Support Historic Democracy Reforms
In a letter sent to Members of Congress today, the Equal Justice Society and sixty-four other organizations called on Representatives to support the comprehensive package of democracy reforms that House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has committed to bring to the floor as the first order of business in the new Congress. The sixty-five organizations areContinueContinue reading “EJS Among 65 Organizations Urging House Members To Support Historic Democracy Reforms”