MPB employee shares personal account of Moses’ impact on life

JACKSON, Miss. – In light of civil rights activist Bob Moses’ recent death, Mississippi Public Broadcasting will reair the 2000 episode of Conversations featuring Moses at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6 and at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 8 on MPB Television.

In this episode, Moses, along with fellow civil rights veteran Dave Dennis, discuss their past in the civil rights movement and their math literacy program “The Algebra Project.” Gene Edwards conducted the interview. 

Moses, whose full name is Robert Parris Moses, first came to Mississippi in 1960 and returned a year later to work on voter registration drives for Black citizens. He was a teacher, architect of the 1964 Freedom Summer, leader within the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

Moses died July 25 in Hollywood, Florida. He was 86.

Visit MPB’s YouTube channel to watch this Conversations episode online anytime at this link.

In a recent, special segment of Mississippi Edition, MPB’s Associate Director of Television Taiwo Gaynor shared the profound effect Moses had on his life. Gaynor moved from New York to Mississippi to work with Moses many years ago. He was able to speak to Moses the day before he died. To hear the segment, go to this link.

MPB is a state agency that also operates as a PBS and NPR affiliate broadcasting station. For more information visit www.mpbonline.org. Find all MPB press releases here.

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