The road is still long.
Walk it with us.
Organizers, attorneys, and community voices turning outrage into ordinance — from church basements to courtrooms across the Deep South.
The Numbers Don't Lie
The injustice is not abstract.
It lives in the data.
Incarceration Rate
Black residents in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi are incarcerated at 5 times the rate of white residents — for the same offenses, same zip codes.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2024
Housing Disparity
34% of Black households in the Deep South are cost-burdened, paying over half their income on rent — compared to 18% of white households in the same counties.
Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, 2025
Wait to Vote
In Georgia's 2024 primary, predominantly Black precincts averaged 12-hour waits. Predominantly white precincts in the same county: under 20 minutes.
Source: Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, 2024
"These are not statistics. These are our neighbors, our children, our congregation."
— Rev. Delores Okafor, Deacon, First Baptist of Montgomery
Rooted in History
Victories grown from
the same soil.
Drag to scroll. Each milestone rooted in the landscape of the Deep South.
The Bus Stays Still
Montgomery Bus Boycott begins. 381 days on foot. The streets became the sanctuary.
Sit. Stay. Demand.
Greensboro sit-ins spread to 55 cities in 13 states within weeks. Lunch counters fell.
Bloody Sunday, Selma
Across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and into history. The march that turned the nation's stomach — and finally moved its conscience.
The Voting Rights Act
Signed into law. The product of every bruised knee and broken skull on that bridge. Hard-won. Now under assault again.
Shelby County v. Holder
The Supreme Court guts Section 4 of the VRA. Within hours, five states pass restrictive voting laws. The road lengthens.
March Files 14 Amicus Briefs
In Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi — challenging voter purges, bail schedules, and police use-of-force policies. The work continues.
The March on
Jackson, 2026.
From Farish Street to the State Capitol — 2.3 miles of living history. We march for voting access, against mass incarceration, and for every family whose dignity has been legislated away.
Date
Saturday, April 18, 2026 — 9:00 AM
Start
Farish Street Heritage District, Jackson, MS
End
Mississippi State Capitol Steps
Expected
4,000+ marchers from 12 counties
This march needs:
Reserve Your Place
This is organized, not symbolic. Every role matters.
Know-Your-Rights Clinic
Free clinic the night before — Friday April 17, 6 PM, Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church. Led by public defenders and civil rights attorneys.
Can't March? Still Move.
Fund a freedom ride.
Not everyone can march. Some are working a double shift. Some are recovering. Some are watching grandchildren. A freedom ride brings them anyway — chartered buses from rural counties where the car broke down and the bus stopped running.
$25
Covers one rider's round-trip bus fare
$100
Feeds a bus of 40 marchers before the march
$250
Charters a full bus from a rural county
The march is April 18 in Jackson.
Marchers, legal observers, medics, drivers — every role matters.