As far as I knew, none of the children of Clifton Walker had ever been contacted by FBI agents regarding the February 28, 1964 racial killing of their father, near Woodville, MS. Still, I thought I should confirm this, so a few nights ago I gave a call to Walker’s second daughter Catherine and asked [...]
The FBI’s Slow Race Against Time
by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 08. Aug, 2010 in civil rights cold case project, civil rights movement, clifton walker case, mississippi, race and racism, southwest ms
Edging towards Justice in Concordia Parish, LA
by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 25. Jun, 2009 in breaking news, friends, race and racism
Stanley Nelson of the Concordia Sentinel reports major developments in the investigation of the 1964 murder of a Black man, named Frank Morris in Ferriday, Louisiana. Federal and parish prosecutors are combining forces in the investigation of the 1964 murder of black Ferriday shoe shop owner Frank Morris and the case may go before the [...]
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Folks I've got them hungry blues
And nothin' in this to lose
People tellin' me to choose
Between dyin' and lyin' and
keep on cryin'
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Where nobody's hungry
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