Photo feature: In memory of Archie Curtis and Willie Jackson
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Community members gathered at King Solomon Baptist Church in Natchez to commemorate the lives of Archie Curtis and Willie Jackson, two activists who were brutally beaten in 1964. Family members of Jackson, including above from left, daughter Mona Jackson Bates, grandchildren Na’Khia Warner, Montrell Jackson and Valicia Jackson and daughter Syrette Jackson hold hands during the commemoration service. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)
Curtis’ daughter Archie Hall, talks during the service. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez Tricentennial Director Jennifer Ogden Combs, left, and commemoration organizer Betty Cade, right, offer Mary Lee Toles thanks for her role as the commemoration’s main speaker. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)
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