Mississippi Turning
For 18 months, editor Donna Ladd of the weekly Jackson Free Press and her staff helped investigate the deaths of two men in 1963 during Mississippi's civil rights struggles. Together with Canadian Broadcasting Corp. documentary filmmaker David Ridgen, their "The Past Is Not Past" series followed the efforts of Thomas Moore as he tried to find the Ku Klux Klan members suspected of killing his brother and a friend. Although other newspapers had reported that one of the main suspects, James Ford Seale, was dead, the Free Press revealed that he was living nearby. Last week, federal prosecutors brought charges against Seale in connection with the killings. Kate Medley and Thomas Moore contributed photos to the series of stories, and Natalie Irby and Thabi Moyo assisted with the reporting. Thank you to Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute for suggesting this story. http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/justice.php