IN THE 1940, A GROUP OF KU KLUX KLANS [KKK] STOLE OVER 270 ACRES FROM MISSISSIPPI REVEREND ISSAC SIMMONS
Reverend Isaac Simmons did not lose his land because he failed to work it. He lost it because white men learned it might be valuable, and in 1944 Mississippi, Black ownership could become a death sentence. For years, the Simmons family had worked that Amite County soil with their own hands. They planted crops, cut Read More…






































































































