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Speakers Bureau: “Wanted–1,000,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers”
June 17 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Speakers Bureau lecturer Tracy Carr presents: “Wanted–1,000,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers”
A monkey named Jocko who lived at the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport, the biggest cabbage in Coahoma County, and lots and lots of crime: these are the stories found in Mississippi’s historical newspapers. Ranging from the late 1800s to midcentury, these newspaper articles from across the state are given context (and some fact-checking) in this presentation.