Barney Schoby, Adams County civil rights leader and former state lawmaker, dies at 87

Barney Schoby, Adams County civil rights leader and former state lawmaker, dies at 87

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. NATCHEZ — Adams County civil rights leader Barney Schoby has died. He was 87. Schoby was the first Black man to serve on the Adams County Board of Supervisors, a position he held from 1974 to 1980. He went on to serve in the Mississippi House of Representatives representing District 94 from 1980 to 1997, the first African American to serve this district in the sta…