A project of the Mississippi Coalition for Racial Justice.

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our task

We stand on the cusp of change, which could be positive or negative. Leadership will make the difference. We can be better together than we were apart. We can build a beloved South.

beginnings

In 2005, a group of citizens from diverse faith and social communities came together to explore what Mississippi might look like if it were a social justice state. What might be the conversations and actions we would undertake to make Mississippi a better place for everyone specifically through overcoming racism?

conversation

The Mississippi Coalition for Racial Justice, as the group became known, decided to promote educational dialogue in communities that would lead toward achieving justice across the state. We believe that change comes through dialogue and relationship building, followed by effective community action. We propose a year of dialogue in each of Mississippi’s eighty-two counties that would include reflection, education, training and measurement of results. The conversation will be called The Welcome Table.

mission

The Mississippi Coalition for Racial Justice believes that economic and community development and civic change are inextricably linked to equity and respect. We are committed to engaging a wide variety of partners and community members to address past and continuing equities caused by exclusion and racism. The Mississippi Coalition for Racial Justice hopes now to offer a long term vision of individual and systemic change to advance social justice and quality of life in Mississippi.

The Welcome Table

I'm gonna sit at the welcome table,
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days, Hallelujah!
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table,
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days.

I'm gonna walk the streets of glory,
I'm gonna walk the streets of glory one of these days, Hallelujah!
I'm gonna walk the streets of glory,
I'm gonna walk the streets of glory one of these days.

I'm gonna get my civil rights,
I'm gonna get my civil rights one of these days, Hallelujah!
I'm gonna get my civil rights,
I'm gonna get my civil rights one of these days.











When did you become aware of race? The Commercial Dispatch, October 18, 2007

West Point may be next stop in racial-reconciliation tour The Clarion Ledger, August 5, 2007

Past prompts call for racial reconciliation The Clarion Ledger, June 22, 2007