Black History Month at Jones County Junior College

Hattiesburg American: "As evidence of progress, Mack recalled a visit he made to Washington, D.C., at the invitation of President George W. Bush to defend now-retired federal judge Charles Pickering of Laurel, who at the time was battling allegations of racism during his ultimately unsuccessful nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals. 'When the president of the United States calls me up to Washington, D.C., to defend another white, we have bridged the gap, people,' Mack said to thunderous applause." more