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Mississippi’s Civil Rights Museum: Reflections from a Native Daughter

Several weeks ago, I attended the opening activities for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. The museum represents a long-overdue,

Another carnival season is underway. In New Orleans it can be a time of eager anticipation during the historic, festive

Many people in the 21st century became familiar with jumping the broom through the 1977 miniseries Roots in a wedding scene

Eight months into his tenure as mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Chokwe Lumumba passed away on February 25, 2014. The sixty-six-year-old mayor

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History