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Mississippi lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday from in and out-of-state election experts that in-person early voting could be implemented with circuit clerks and would increase voter turnout.
Theron Carl Lynd (May 30, 1920– January 31, 1978) was an American circuit clerk and voter registrar in Forrest County, Mississippi, who refused to register Black people during the civil rights movement. [1] [2] Lynd was the first southern voter registrar to be held in violation of charges of discrimination under the Federal Civil Rights Acts.
In December 2018, Wilson was appointed to the Mississippi Court of Appeals to the seat vacated by Kenny Griffis, who was elevated to the Mississippi Supreme Court. [6] He was sworn into office on February 15, 2019. [7] His service as a state judge ended on July 2, 2020, when he was elevated as a Circuit Judge to the Fifth Circuit Court. [8]
Mississippi Chancery Courts [3] Mississippi Circuit Courts (22 circuits) [4] Mississippi County Courts [5] Mississippi Justice Courts [6] Mississippi Municipal Courts [7] Mississippi Drug Courts [8] Mississippi Youth Courts [9] Federal courts located in Mississippi. United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi [10]
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The footage of Lynd and some of Watkins was aired as a "CBS Reports" program called "Mississippi and the Fifteenth Amendment." It has since been re-released on DVD as "Mississippi and the Black Vote." Watkins was with Hartman Turnbow and others when Turnbow tried to register to vote at the Holmes County Courthouse. That night there was a ...
Shows worked as a teacher, before being elected as circuit clerk of Jefferson Davis County in 1976. From 1980 until 1988, he was a member of the Mississippi State Senate . After the senate, he was elected to the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Southern District; he served from 1988-1998.
Aaron Henry (July 2, 1922 – May 19, 1997) was an American civil rights leader, politician, and head of the Mississippi branch of the NAACP.He was one of the founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which tried to seat their delegation at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.