<p>The death of Rev. George W. Lee was a pivotal moment for Black Mississippians during the 1960s. However, today it is as if his name is barely ever whispered. Some justify this fact through the cover-up of his story or just because there was “too much violence to keep up with”at the time. So come along as we help Mississippi learn and remember what a great man George was and how exactly he died.</p>
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The death of Rev. George W. Lee was a pivotal moment for Black Mississippians during the 1960s. However, today it is as if his name is barely ever whispered. Some justify this fact through the cover-up of his story or just because there was “too much violence to keep up with”at the time. So come along as we help Mississippi learn and remember what a great man George was and how exactly he died.

Rev. Lee: A Story of Bloody Belzoni

You can't understand the world unless you understand Mississippi. People here experience all the joys and pains everyone does, but with a statewide population of just three million, everything is much, much more personal. The students who record Real Mississippi take you behind the magnolia curtain so you can understand the people who make Mississippi, Mississippi.

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