Barney Schoby: Adams County Lawmaker Who Fought Against Gerrymandering

Barney Schoby: Adams County Lawmaker Who Fought Against Gerrymandering

Barney Schoby, a lifelong civil-rights leader and public servant in Natchez, Mississippi, died on Tuesday, June 9, at age 87. While serving as District 94 representative, Schoby joined Rev. Leon Howard as a co-plaintiff in a class action lawsuit to oppose a redistricting plan in Adams County. The post Person of the Day | Barney Schoby: Adams County Lawmaker Who Fought Against Gerrymandering appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.