The Boy Who Fought for Freedom | Hattiesburg News

At just thirteen, Hezekiah Watkins became the youngest Freedom Rider—only to be arrested by mistake, thrown into death row, and rescued by Robert F. Kennedy’s intervention. Despite the trauma, he emerged as a lifelong civil rights warrior, arrested over 100 times, now educating at the Two Mississippi Museums. Recently honored with an official apology from Jackson and a street named after him, Watkins inspires all ages: you’re never too young or too old to fight injustice. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4dd2e9d63e2737d6