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A Hero of the Civil Rights Movement

A Hero of the Civil Rights Movement

He served as spokesman for Natchez Deacons for Defense and Justice By Roscoe Barnes IIISpecial to The Natchez Democrat(Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, pages 1A, 6A)James Lee Stokes (1928 to 2023) was an Army veteran, a
businessman, deacon, minister, an…

OPINION: Freedom Trail, Civil Rights Trail

OPINION: Freedom Trail, Civil Rights Trail

This essay was published on the op-ed page of The Natchez Democrat (Natchez, Miss.) on Friday, May 5, 2023.“As we reflect on the marker, we should not forget the
unprecedented achievements of the movement. According to historians, the
movement in Natch…