Black Funeral Directors Sue Mississippi Coroner For Steering Government Contracts to White Funeral Homes

Tax Monies Used to Enforce Racial Segregation For Decades, Federal Suit Says GULFPORT, MS – A federal lawsuit filed today accuses the Coroner of Harrison County of steering the County’s morgue, cremation, and burial business to white-owned funeral homes. The suit also recounts how the Coroner has refused to allow African American-owned funeral homes to… Read More