On this final day of Black History Month, we're joined by one of Mississippi's great Black history-makers. Constance Slaughter-Harvey became in 1970 the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She's gone on to work as a lawyer, as a judge, and as a key piece of Governor William Winter's cabinet. She's now President and CEO of the Legacy Education and Community Empowerment Foundation, which is a nonprofit that focuses on education access for underserved communities.
Mississippi Edition 2/28/2022 - Black History with Constance Slaughter-Harvey
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Attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey, president of the board of Legacy Education and Community Empowerment Foundation, speaks to members of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, regarding the Aug. 7, 2019 ICE raid at several poultry processing plants that resulted in almost 700 arrests, during a field hearing at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss.
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