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VOICES: From 'Mississippi Goddam' to 'Jackson Hell Yes'

By Bob Wing
June 7, 2013 - Human rights advocate Chokwe Lumumba's election this week as mayor of Jackson, Miss. is the result of work by a new Black-led progressive coalition that intends to fight for power in a state too often written off as redneck Tea Party territory.

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