Mississippi Historical Society

Muddy Waters and Langston Hughes Spread the Blues at Newport and Beyond

mshistorical — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:21:48 +0000

Muddy Waters and Langston Hughes Spread the Blues at Newport and Beyond mshistorical Fri, 12/08/2023 - 11:21

Muddy Waters’s accomplishments and influence as a musician have been recognized by many. Most notably, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (1980) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987). He was nominated by the Recording Academy of the United States for twelve Grammy Awards and won seven.

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https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/muddy-waters

Author

Kenneth V. Anthony and Valencia E. Epps

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Muddy Waters and Langston Hughes Spread the Blues at Newport and Beyond

mshistorical — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:57:43 +0000

Muddy Waters and Langston Hughes Spread the Blues at Newport and Beyond mshistorical Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:57

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https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/muddy-waters

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Kenneth V. Anthony and Valencia E. Epps

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Muddy Waters and Langston Hughes Spread the Blues at Newport and Beyond

mshistorical — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:52:41 +0000

Muddy Waters and Langston Hughes Spread the Blues at Newport and Beyond mshistorical Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:52

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https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/muddy-waters

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Kenneth V. Anthony and Valencia E. Epps

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Mississippi and the Lost Cause

mshistorical — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:11:08 +0000

Mississippi and the Lost Cause mshistorical Mon, 08/28/2023 - 10:11

In the aftermath of the Civil War, White Southerners rewrote history in an attempt to vindicate their violent rebellion against the United States. They developed and promoted an ideology known as the Lost Cause.

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https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/mississippi-and-lost-cause

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Michael J. Goleman

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The Big Dreamer: James Meredith's Fight for Integration

mshistorical — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:33:27 +0000

The Big Dreamer: James Meredith's Fight for Integration mshistorical Tue, 03/07/2023 - 13:33

Applying to the University of Mississippi on January 20, 1961, Meredith was immediately rejected after writing in his application that he was a Black man. Unwavering in his mission to be admitted, he reached out to Medgar Evers, field secretary for the NAACP.

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https://mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/jamesmeredith

Author

Candace Mckenzie

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Student Protest at Delta State College in March 1969

mshistorical — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:27:23 +0000

Student Protest at Delta State College in March 1969 mshistorical Wed, 10/19/2022 - 13:27

Today, legal and institutionally supported racial segregation within places of higher learning feels like a thing of the past. Yet, integration and increased representation of students of color, especially Black students, did not come easily in the Mississippi Delta even after racial segregation was outlawed.

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https://mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/delta-state-protest

Author

Arlene Sanders, Carrie Freshour, and Sykina Butts

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The First Black Legislators in Mississippi

mshistorical — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:35:11 +0000

The First Black Legislators in Mississippi mshistorical Thu, 07/21/2022 - 11:35

The first Black state legislators, elected in the late fall of 1869, took their seats in January of 1870 with five men in the Senate (14 percent) and thirty-five men (47 percent) in the House of Representatives.

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https://mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/first-black-legislators-mississippi

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DeeDee Baldwin

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The Role of Lawyers in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi

kliberto — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:36:02 +0000

The Role of Lawyers in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi kliberto Mon, 03/14/2022 - 14:36

In the early twentieth century, Black people in Mississippi who aimed to exercise their rights as citizens of the United States had few allies. Bringing civil rights cases required at a minimum two willing parties: a person, or people, denied constitutional rights and a lawyer.

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https://mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/role-lawyers-civil-rights-movement-mississippi

Author

Sarah C. Campbell

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Old Capitol Chambers

kfowler — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:18:17 +0000

Old Capitol Chambers kfowler Wed, 02/16/2022 - 15:18

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Windsor Ruins

kfowler — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:14:11 +0000

Windsor Ruins kfowler Wed, 02/16/2022 - 15:14

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