Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, a Freedom Rider, called the new civil rights museum “amazing. Never did I dream that I would see a Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.”
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Here are the top stories for Saturday, Dec. 9th: Trump visits civil rights museum amid protests; California fires claim thousands of structures and one life; Israeli airstrikes have killed two Hamas members; Snow halts the deep south.
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Trump Civil Rights Museum Visit Draws Protest
About 50 protesters greeted President Donald Trump at the opening of museums in Jackson, Mississippi, dedicated to the state’s history and its role in the civil rights movement. (Dec. 9)
Trump Lands for Miss. Civil Rights Museum Visit
President Donald Trump arrives in Jackson, Mississippi where he is scheduled to deliver remarks at the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. (Dec. 9)
Trump Pays Tribute To Civil Rights Movement
President Donald Trump paid tribute to Mississippi’s role in the civil rights movement at the opening of two new museums in Jackson, the capital. (Dec. 9)
Raw: Snow Slows Normally Sunny South
Snowfall shrouding much of the Deep South began tapering off early Saturday, but freezing temperatures kept roads slick throughout the region. (Dec. 9)
Southern California fires are destructive and unprecedented — and a sign of things to come
Southern California this weeklooked likescenes from a disaster movie — and experts say climate change is likely to bring more of the same.
Amazing fireball streaks across New Jersey sky, caught on police dash cam
Sgt. Michael Virga was on patrol when he spotted the fireball.
Aboard flight, dad battling ALS pleads with Sen. Jeff Flake to vote no on tax bill
When Ady Barkan heard Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake was on his American Airlines flight to Phoenix, he saw his moment.