September 21, 1955 Moses Wright, Emmett Till’s great uncle, does the unthinkable — he accuses two white men in open court. While on the witness stand, he stands up and points his finger at Milam and Bryant, and accuses them of coming to his house and kidnapping Emmett

A documentary about the life and sociocultural contributions of James Meredith will be screened next week at the University of Mississippi. “Mississippi Messiah” provides a comprehensive biography of Meredith, who integrated the university in 1962.

The screening, at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 20) in Fulton Chapel, is among a series of events commemorating the university’s 60th anniversary of integration. The event is free and open to the public.

Kathleen Wickham, professor of journalism, proposed the film’s screening after viewing it at the 2022 Oxford Film Festival.

“When we talk about James Meredith, so much of it is about politics and strategy,” Wickham said. “There is less known about him as a man and his impact on the Black community. That’s one of the threads that I saw in the documentary that made it stand out from other documentaries that I’ve seen about him.

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Since you can’t rely on ICE to give you a Miranda Warning, it’s incredibly important to learn your rights so that you can rely on them if you’re ever detained. They include:

• The right against self-incrimination: You cannot be compelled to be a witness against yourself. Assert your right to remain silent until you have representation early – and repeat yourself as often as necessary. Don’t let an ICE agent trick you into believing that anything you say can improve your situation.
• The right to due process: “Due process” is the application of the law and all its proper procedures, and it’s what keeps the government from just acting at will to deprive people of their lives, freedoms and property. For immigrants, due process may include evidentiary hearings and more – but ICE may try to get you to sign waivers or agreements that forgo your rights. 
• The right to an attorney: It’s a mistake to believe that you’ll automatically be given an attorney. You need to ask for one. (Remember, however, that since deportation is a civil matter, you will usually not be provided with a public defender.)

Anytime someone is detained by ICE, deportation is a possibility. An experienced defense can be the only possible way of obtaining a favorable outcome.

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