
Mississippi Legislators Propose New Age Jim Crow Law
(Image via apnews.com) Staff Writer: Maya Arruda Email: marruda7@umassd.edu Mississippi is attempting to change the judiciary system within the state as a whole. Instead of elected judges, a new bill proposes to have appointed judges for the city of Jackson, the state’s capital and a black-majority city. This bill would go against the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This bill (HB 1020), along with another … Continue reading Mississippi Legislators Propose New Age Jim Crow Law