in mississippi, in the 1960s, when segregation was king, racism the status quo, and bigotry the law, it was young people who rose up and challenged the system...in racially segregated and economically depressed neshoba county, mississippi, it was the local black youth and northern volunteers who challenged racism and led the fight for freedom and justice...because of the sacrifices made by many people, most of the obvious signs of racism and bigotry have been eliminated...because of the brutal beatings suffered by demonstrators at the hands of segregationists, public facilities have been desegregated...to achieve the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965, many marched, demonstrated, and suffered brutal beatings...and some died...for three who died, michael schwerner, james chaney, and andrew goodman, we still continue the struggle for justice...
all people of goodwill are invited to attend the 44th annual mississippi civil rights martyrs memorial service, conference, and caravan for justice...we will remember and honor slain civil rights workers goodman, chaney, schwerner, and all other mississippi civil rights martyrs...
the weekend’s events will begin with a caravan for justice, assembling at the first union missionary baptist church in meridian , 610 38th avenue , at 9:00 a.m. and departing at 9:30 a.m. on saturday, june 21, 2008...the caravan will visit the james chaney grave site, the three martyrs murder site on rock cut road, and mt. nebo church before going to the old longdale community center, county road 632, at 2:30 p.m. along the route, justice rallies will be held at the lauderdale county courthouse in meridian at 9:45 a.m. and the neshoba county courthouse in philadelphia at 1:30 p.m...
the memorial service and conference will be held on saturday, june 21, from 2:30–6:30 p.m. and sunday, June 22, from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at the old longdale community center site on county road 632 in neshoba county , mississippi ...it will be conducted outdoors on the steele family's land with ample shade and parking...another indoor site has been arranged in case it rains...
the local community around the site is friendly to the cause...there will be much and varied food, from barbeque to healthy salads, for attendees...thanks in advance to the food committee!
this event will be for remembering, exchanging thoughts and ideas, strategizing, and calling on officials to prosecute all known perpetrators who murdered civil rights workers...we will also develop plans to continue the struggle against racial oppression in mississippi ...the service is open to all people of goodwill who share our values and concerns...
i'm honored that this is the 500th blog i've posted here...
peace out <3
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