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Luckett was born in Fort Worth, Texas and grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi. [18] He had lived in Mississippi since he was six weeks old. [11] His father was a lawyer. [4] Luckett was also the great-nephew of Semmes Luckett, who in 1954 argued in favor of segregation against Thurgood Marshall in the landmark Brown v.
The Clarksdale Press Register is the weekly newspaper of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Newspaper coverage has extended to both Clarksdale and Coahoma County since 1865. The Press Register is published every Wednesday and has an audience of more than 7,750 readers. The Press Register is owned by Emmerich Newspapers, the Editor and Publisher is Floyd ...
Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, family news, obituaries). However, the primary focus is on news from the publication's coverage area. The publication date of weekly newspapers varies, but usually they come out in the middle of the week (e.g., Wednesday or Thursday).
Clarksdale is a city in and the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. [2] It is located along the Sunflower River.Clarksdale is named after John Clark, a settler who founded the city in the mid-19th century when he established a timber mill and business.
Thomas Jefferson Huddleston Sr. (June 1, 1876 – October 1959) was a prominent African American entrepreneur and community leader in Mississippi.He owned dozens of funeral homes in Mississippi. [1]
Student newspapers published in Mississippi (3 P) Pages in category "Newspapers published in Mississippi" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The first such newspaper in Mississippi was the Colored Citizen in 1867. [1] More than 70 African American newspapers were founded across Mississippi between 1867 and 1899, in at least 37 different towns. [2] From 1900 to 1980, at least 116 more such newspapers were founded in the state, but increasingly concentrated in the larger cities. [3]
Ground Zero is a blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, US that is co-owned by Morgan Freeman, Memphis entertainment executive Howard Stovall, and businessman Eric Meier. [1] Attorney Bill Luckett was also co-owner until his death in 2021. [2] It got its name from Clarksdale being historically referred to as "Ground Zero" for the blues.