Mississippi Civil Rights Project

History of the 82 counties

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Franklin County is located in the lower portion of Mississippi where it is surrounded by Adams, Jefferson, Wilkinson, Amite, and Lincoln counties.

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Charles E. Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee
The two friends, a sawmill worker and a college student, were 19 when they disappeared in May 1964, last seen hitchhiking on the highway near Meadville, Miss.
James Ford Seale
Below is an article featured in the Clarion Ledger regarding the forgotten killings of Charles E. Moor and Henry Hezekiah Dee and one of the now-convicted murderers, James Ford Seale.

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