U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

2002 PRESS RELEASES, ADVISORIES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

U.S COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS EXPLORES CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE DELTA

(Washington, DC) Who is enforcing civil rights in Mississippi: Is there a need for state human relations legislation? Mississippi State Senator Alice Harden and a host of experts will address this and other civil rights issues facing states throughout the South at the monthly meeting of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, October 11 in Jackson, Mississippi. Commissioners will hear presentations from State Advisory Committee (SAC) chairpersons from Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Nebraska and Oklahoma State Advisory Committee chairpersons will also be on hand to offer emerging civil rights developments and concerns from these states.

The October 11 meeting is being held in conjunction with a two-day forum scheduled by the Mississippi SAC on Wednesday, October 9, and Thursday, October 10, at the state Capitol. State and local public officials and community leaders will offer the Commission their perspectives on the status of civil rights in Mississippi during the forum. Participants include Governor Ronnie Musgrove, Speaker of the House Timothy Ford, Legislative Black Caucus President Omerica Scott, and Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson.

WHAT: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to Hear From State Advisory Committees on Recent Civil Rights Developments
WHO: Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Nebraska State Advisory Representatives to Present
WHEN: Friday, October 11, 2002, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Hilton Jackson Hotel
1001 East County Line Road, Jackson, MS

10/07/02