Editorial Editorial Creative (RM) Creative (RF) NFL Content NFL AP Content Advanced search Advanced Search X Advanced Search Mississippi Education Overview Get price Dorothy Haymer of Yazoo City, at podium, Indigo Williams, left and Precious Hughes, right. both of Jackson, explains the reasons as African-American mothers of children in public elementary schools, they are plaintiffs in a Mississippi education lawsuit filed on her behalf, by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Jackson, Miss. Mississippi is denying good schools to African American students and violating the federal law that enabled the state to rejoin the union after the Civil War, the Southern Poverty Law Center alleged Tuesday in a lawsuit trying to strengthen constitutional protections for education. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Use Information This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. ID: 17143637108863 Creation Date: May 23, 2017 06:23:22 AM Submission Date: May 23, 2017 05:42:33 PM Photographer: Rogelio V. Solis Source: AP Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS Resolution: 4866 x 2659 1.91 MB Person: Dorothy Haymer, Indigo Williams, Precious Hughes, Jody Owens II, Will Bardwell Subject: Education, Social affairs Location: Jackson, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES Transmission Reference: NYOTK Byline Title: STF Caption Writer: RVS Usage Notes: This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. X Message Box Cancel Ok No Yes