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Topic: African American History

HBCUs: Their Legacy and Continued Relevance in Southern Black Higher Education
by Jean Greene
Behind the Big House: Representing Slavery in Mississippi
by Jodi Skipper
From the Scraps of My Life in the Mississippi Delta
by J. Janice Coleman
Extending Booker T. Washington’s Vision in Mississippi: William H. Holtzclaw and the Utica Normal and Industrial Institute
by Jean Greene
Slavery in Colonial Natchez: Cotton, Race, and Wealth before the Old South
by Christian Pinnen
Business Enterprise or Public Service? Alternative Paths to Economic Development for African Americans
by Robert L. Boyd
Mixed Messages: Rabbit Foot Minstrels’ Long History and Ambiguous Legacy
by David Crosby
Learning Mississippi History Through Historical Markers
by William "Brother" Rogers
People, Not Property: Tracing Your African American Roots
by Anne Webster
How to Teach Blues in the Schools
by Dr. Brinda Fuller Willis
From The Fields To The Factory: The Great Migration of African Americans from the Fields of Mississippi to the Cities and Factories in the North
by Dr. Brinda Fuller Willis

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