MS SC677

Honors Stanley Dearman, Editor and Publisher of The Neshoba Democrat newspaper in Philadelphia, Mississippi, who passed away February 25, 2017, at age 84

Recognizes Dearman's courageous editorials condemning the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers, which helped advance the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement

Acknowledges Dearman's 34-year tenure publishing the weekly newspaper from 1966 to 2000 and his 2007 award for Journalistic Excellence from the University of Mississippi

Credits Dearman's persistence and advocacy for helping lead to the official closure of the 52-year investigation into the June 21, 1964 murders in 2016

Directs presentation of this resolution to Dearman's surviving family members, including his wife Carolyn, two children, four sisters, and five grandchildren