Dr. Brinda Fuller Willis is a freelance writer, public speaker, and consultant. Dr. Willis’s research and expertise on Mississippi’s History and Culture consists of subtopics such as the Mississippi Blues, […]
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Felder Rushing
Felder Rushing is an 11th-generation Southern gardener whose families have been in Mississippi over 250 years. Rushing, a horticulturist, columnist, radio and television personality, author, and photographer, uses a humorous style […]
Continue ReadingJerry Jenkins
Jerry Jenkins is a musician and educator trained in the music of West Africa. He is registered as a musician and artist through the Mississippi Arts Commission. He provides engaging […]
Continue ReadingThomas Cockrell
Dr. Thomas Cockrell has published two books on the Civil War. He has made more than 60 speeches and presentations through the years, in addition to having had published more […]
Continue ReadingKathryn McKee
Dr. Kathryn McKee is Center Director and McMullan Professor of Southern Studies and Professor of English at the University of Mississippi. She is the author of Reading Reconstruction: Sherwood Bonner and […]
Continue ReadingGrady Howell
H. Grady Howell is a Civil War author and historian and has published twenty-two works covering Mississippi and the Civil War. He holds both B.A. and M.A. degrees in History […]
Continue ReadingShelby Harriel-Hidlebaugh
Shelby Harriel-Hidlebaugh is an instructor of mathematics at Pearl River Community College. However, her love of history, specifically Civil War History, persists with a special focus on the women soldiers […]
Continue ReadingEllen Meacham
Ellen Meacham is a Tennessee native, longtime resident of Mississippi, and a career journalist and journalism instructor at her alma mater, the University of Mississippi. She is the author of […]
Continue ReadingChuck Westmoreland
Chuck Westmoreland has been a member of the Delta State University faculty since 2009. He earned his B.S. in History from Ferrum College (1998), M.A. in History from the University […]
Continue ReadingClinton Bagley
Clinton I. Bagley is an independent historian and former archivist at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Continue ReadingWilliam Arinder
Mr. Arinder has studied Early American and Native American cultures for nearly 50 years, assembling a sizeable collection of artifacts which he uses to leade living history programs for local […]
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