Jerry Mitchell joins Liberation to discuss his award winning work as an investigative reporter for The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson Mississippi. Jerry talks about the cases he has worked on including his reporting helped bring many Klu Klux Klan members to justice, including those responsible for the firebombing of NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer and the assassination of NAACP leader Medgar Evers. We discuss some of the root issues with racial inequities in America past and present.
Jerry also discusses his walk with God and "living fearlessly" and how it guides him on his journey in life. He also talks about his book "Race Against Time" and founding the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting.
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For more on Jerry Mitchell:
Twitter: @JMitchellNews
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jerry.mitchell.5872
To purchase the book "Race Against Time" - https://www.mississippicir.org/book-store
Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting:
https://www.mississippicir.org/
Twitter: @MississippiCIR
Instagram: @mississippi.cir
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mississippicir
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