This is season two of the Mississippi Freedom Trail Podcast, where the people who pushed for Civil Rights, and their family members, tell their stories of the role they played in the state's Civil Rights Movement. You’ll hear the real stories of people who drew from courage and persistence to make voting a reality for the Black residents of Mississippi. In this first of four episodes, we begin in Hattiesburg to tell the story of Vernon Dahmer.
This is season two of the Mississippi Freedom Trail Podcast, where the people who pushed for Civil Rights--and their family members--tell their stories of the role they played in the state's Civil Rights Movement. You’ll hear the real stories of people who drew from courage and persistence to make voting a reality for the Black residents of Mississippi. In this first of four episodes, we begin in Hattiesburg to tell the story of Vernon Dahmer.
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The U.S. Civil Rights Trail podcast series is produced by Ingredient with Tanner Latham as Executive Producer.