In the state with the most sordid and violent history of racism, Black lawmakers employed a principal strategy of the Civil Rights Movement — organizing a walkout — to protest passage of a bill that threatened the teaching of that very history.
Author Archives: Adam Ganucheau
Adam Ganucheau, as Mississippi Today's editor-in-chief, oversees the newsroom and works with the editorial team to fulfill our mission of producing high-quality journalism in the public interest. Adam has covered politics and state government for Mississippi Today since February 2016. A native of Hazlehurst, Adam has worked as a staff reporter for AL.com, The Birmingham News and The Clarion-Ledger and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Adam earned his bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Mississippi.
