We will call for equal protection under the law, for shared economic security for all citizens, and we will commemorate the Mississippi Martyrs, those who gave their lives in the civil rights struggle that their sacrifice not be in vain. Leaders and activists and citizens of conscience from across the state will gather in a series of rallies to challenge the old Mississippi, and demand justice in the new. We will march until Raynard Johnson s death is investigated, and the truth is known. The Governor of Mississippi has promised a thorough investigation. We have called upon Attorney General Janet Reno and the FBI to investigate this case - and claims that several other mysterious deaths of African American males have occurred in Marian County over the last 18 months.
Racial fears run deep.
Hatreds can fester. So it is vital that the truth be forced to the light, and that Mississippi confront the old to usher in the new.