Services for Civil Rights activist Shirlene Mercer were held Wednesday, August 9, at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. Mercer, the last surviving member of Lane College’s Freshman Four, died at the …

The Jackson community is mourning the loss of Shirlene Mercer, the last surviving member of Lane's “Freshman Four.” Mercer died August 2, 2023, at the age of 80.  Shirlene Mercer was a freshman …

Life-long Jacksonian and activist Shirlene Mercer has died, according to the City of Jackson. Mercer was the last surviving of Lane College's "Freshman Four," who led sit-in protests at "white's …