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The Civil Rights II panel was one of many at the Mississippi Book Festival on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi State Capitol.

Pamela Junior, of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, is the moderator of the Civil Rights II panel on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi Sate Capitol.

Martha Wyatt-Rosignol speaks about her book and she is also one of the guest panelists for the Civil Rights II panel on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi State Capitol.

Sally Palmer Thomason speaks about her book and she was one the guest panelists at the Civil Rights II Panel on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi State Capitol. Martha Wyatt-Rosignol is photographed on her left.

Patricia Michelle Boyett speaks about her book and was one of the guest panelists at the Civil Rights II panel on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi State Capitol. Sally Palmer Thomason is photographed on her left.

Trent Brown was one of the guest panelists at the Civil Rights II panel on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi State Capitol.

Chris Goodwin, of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, is the moderator for the Presidential Year panel on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi State Capitol.

Stuart Stevens, Jackson-native, author and political consultant, was one of the guest panelists at the Presidential Year panel on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi State Capitol.

Jon Meachan, executive editor at Random House and Pulitzer-Prize winner, was one of the guest panelists at the Presidential Year panel on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi State Capitol.

Former United States Sen. Trent Lott was one of the guest panelists at the Presidential Year panel on Aug. 20, 2016 at the Mississippi State Capitol.