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Mississippi House adopts resolution on Meredith shooting stance
The Mississippi House of Representatives adopted a resolution denouncing the shooting of Medgar Evers ally and urging justice. Rep. Billy Joe Lee faced questions about ties to the Ku Klux Klan while the body deemed the act deplorable criminal and urged proper law enforcement action.
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