Mississippi: a Documentary History
Author | : Bradley G. Bond |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Mississippi |
ISBN | : 9781617034305 |
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Author | : Bradley G. Bond |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Mississippi |
ISBN | : 9781617034305 |
Author | : William Gibson Butt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Westley F. Busbee, Jr |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 533 |
Release | : 2015-01-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1118755901 |
The second edition of Mississippi: A History features a series of revisions and updates to its comprehensive coverage of Mississippi state history from the time of the region’s first inhabitants into the 21st century. Represents the only available comprehensive textbook on Mississippi history specifically for use in college-level courses Features an engaging narrative mix of topical and chronological chapters Includes chapter objectives that may be used by professors and students Offers coverage of Mississippi’s major political, economic, social, and cultural developments Presents two entirely new chapters on important 21st-century developments in Mississippi Contains expanded coverage of slavery in Mississippi history Includes completely up-to-date chapter sources, selected bibliography, and subject index
Author | : Westley F. Busbee, Jr |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2014-08-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1118822722 |
We are especially proud to announce the publication of Mississippi: A History, the first textbook ever published specifically for use in college-level courses in Mississippi history. In his sweeping coverage of the Mississippi story--from prehistoric times to the present day-- Dr. Westley F. Busbee, Jr., deftly combines narrative and topical chapters to address major political, economic, social, and cultural developments. Having taught Mississippi history in college classes for more than thirty years, Dr. Busbee approaches this unflinching account by asking why Mississippi--with its rich natural and human resources--continues to compare unfavorably with other states in such critical areas as per capita income, adult literacy, and public health. "How and why," he asks, "did all of us who call Mississippi home get where we are? What past mistakes might we hope to correct and what innovative approaches might we take to enhance the future of the state?" The book seeks answers to these meaningful questions through a careful assimilation of information gleaned from a multitude of secondary and primary sources. It also includes original maps and tables as well as a multitude of photographs, selected sources by chapter, a Selected Bibliography of Mississippi History, a series of appendices, and a full subject index. In sum, this innovative survey provides a great new resource for all instructors of Mississippi history, a common base of information for students pursuing knowledge and meaning in the study of their state's past, and a comprehensive and engaging read for anyone interested in knowing more about the fascinating history of the Magnolia State.
Author | : Yvette Johnson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2017-05-09 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1476754969 |
In this “beautiful, evocative” (Booklist, starred review) memoir, Yvette Johnson travels to the Mississippi Delta to uncover the moving, true story of her late grandfather Booker Wright, whose extraordinary act of courage would change his and, later, her life forever. “Have to keep that smile,” Booker Wright said in the 1966 NBC documentary Mississippi: A Self-Portrait. At the time, Wright was a waiter in a “whites only” restaurant and a local business owner who would become an unwitting icon of the Civil Rights Movement. For he did the unthinkable: speaking in front of a national audience, he described what daily life was truly like for black people of Greenwood, Mississippi. Four decades later, Yvette Johnson, Wright’s granddaughter, found footage of the controversial documentary. No one in her family knew of his television appearance. Even more curious for Johnson was that for most of her life she’d barely heard mention of her grandfather’s name. Born a year after Wright’s death and raised in a wealthy San Diego neighborhood, Johnson admits she never had to confront race in the way Southern blacks did in the 1960s. Compelled to learn more about her roots, she travels back to Greenwood, Mississippi, a beautiful Delta town steeped in secrets and a scarred past, to interview family members about the real Booker Wright. As she uncovers her grandfather’s compelling and ultimately tragic story, she also confronts her own conflicted feelings surrounding race, family, and forgiveness. “With profound insight and unwavering compassion, Johnson weaves an unforgettable story” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about her journey in pursuit of her family’s past—and ultimately finding a hopeful vision of the future for us all.
Author | : Jim Woodrick |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2013-08-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625852509 |
Even after a grueling forty-seven-day siege at Vicksburg, Ulysses S. Grant could not rest on his laurels. Just fifty miles away in Jackson, Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston and the "Army of Relief" still posed a threat to Grant's hard-won victory. General William Tecumseh Sherman countered by marching Union troops to Jackson. After a weeklong siege under a hot Mississippi sun, Johnston's army abandoned the city, leaving the fate of Jackson in the hands of Sherman's troops. Historian Jim Woodrick recounts the Civil War devastation and rebirth of Mississippi's capital.
Author | : Rick Bowers |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2010-01-12 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1426307365 |
The Spies of Mississippi is a compelling story of how state spies tried to block voting rights for African Americans during the Civil Rights era. This book sheds new light on one of the most momentous periods in American history. Author Rick Bowers has combed through primary-source materials and interviewed surviving activists named in once-secret files, as well as the writings and oral histories of Mississippi civil rights leaders. Readers get first-hand accounts of how neighbors spied on neighbors, teachers spied on students, ministers spied on church-goers, and spies even spied on spies. The Spies of Mississippi will inspire readers with the stories of the brave citizens who overcame the forces of white supremacy to usher in a new era of hope and freedom—an age that has recently culminated in the election of Barack Obama
Author | : William Bradford Huie |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Civil rights workers |
ISBN | : 9781604736953 |
Author | : Mississippi. Department of Archives and History |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Archives |
ISBN | : |
Report for 1936/37 includes the Biennial report of the State Librarian, 1935/37; and the Sixth biennial report of the State Library Commission, 1936/37.
Author | : Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Archives |
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