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10/02/2024: Election Prep | Dock Workers Strike | Grant vs KKK

Voting day is coming soon in Mississippi. We speak with Secretary of State Michael Watson about what Mississippians need to know.

Then, workers along several major ports in the Gulf of Mexico are on strike. In Mississippi, workers remain on the job but are expressing solidarity with fellow longshoremen.

Plus, a new book follows the history of reconstruction and how white supremacists pushed back against changes.

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