Voices of Wisdom™ hosted by Mrs. Geraldine Hollis and Mr. Joseph Jackson Jr.

Voices of Wisdom™ - hosted by Civil Rights Activists of the Historical Tougaloo Nine,

Mrs. Geraldine Hollis and Mr. Joseph Jackson Jr.

Guest Speaker: Mr. Bernard N. Lee , Author of "A Look Back in Time"

Sept. 6, 2018 - 4:00PM-PST 5:00PM-GMT 6PM-CST 7:00PM-EST

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About The Tougaloo Nine:

At 11 a.m. on March 27, 1961, nine students from the historically black Tougaloo College walked into the all-white Jackson (Miss.) Public Library. Joseph Jackson Jr., their leader, approached the circulation desk.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Tougaloo Nine were a group of African-American students at Tougaloo College who participated in civil disobedience by staging sit-ins of segregated public institutions in Mississippi in 1961.

Mississippi was considered by civil rights organizer Medgar Evers to be "too racist and violent" for lunch counter sit-ins so the public library was chosen because it was supported by both Black and White taxpayers. The students, all NAACP Youth Council members led by Joseph Jackson Jr., entered the "white" Jackson (MS) Public Library on March 27 and staged a "read in." They were told “There’s a colored library on Mill Street.... You are welcome there.” When they refused to leave, they were arrested and charged with breach of the peace for failing to leave when ordered to do so.

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