by Debbie Skipper and Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today September 25, 2023 Sept. 25, 1961 Herbert Lee and his wife, Prince Melson Lee, are pictured in this photo. A Mississippi historical marker now honors Lee. Herbert Lee became the first local person killed because of his fight for voting rights with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Before SNCC’s work began, only one Black Mississippian had been registered to vote in Amite County.
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