Freedom Riders

Vocalist Effie Burt Keeps Singing Her Life’s Song with the Support of a MAC grant Effie Burt live at Springfest in Batesville, Mississippi, May 14, 2021. Photograph by Newt Rayburn. © 2021 Newt Rayburn - The Local Voice.

Effie Burt live at Springfest in Batesville, Mississippi, May 14, 2021. Photograph by Newt Rayburn. © 2021 Newt Rayburn - The Local Voice.

Vocalist Effie Burt Keeps Singing Her Life’s Song with the Support of a MAC grant

Davis Coen September 5, 2024

by Davis Coen Lafayette County native and vocalist extraordinaire Effie Burt was recently awarded a prestigious grant...

“The Movement Made Us” Authors to Speak at University of Mississippi David Dennis Sr.

David Dennis Sr.

“The Movement Made Us” Authors to Speak at University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi October 24, 2022

Book tells story of original Freedom Rider and civil rights activist Authors David Dennis Jr. and David...