Mississippi

The Union is unified once again, but the troubles are far from over. In 1865, the 13th amendment of the Bill of Rights abolished slavery, 1866 the 14th amendment gave these freed slaves citizenship, and in 1 866 the 15th amendment gave freed male slaves the rights to vote. Even with these rights, slaves were…

Mississippi Burning is a film based on the real life murders on three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. The title Mississippi Burning refers to the burning of crosses and buildings. The “Burning” could also be the two agents who create a spark, which sets the city in flames. The movie takes place in…

Ghost of Mississippi is a movie that deals with a sensitive racial issue. It was released around 1996 with a very strong theme and interesting appearance of each cast. Starred by Alec Baldwin as Bobby DeLaughter, James Woods as Byron De La Beckwith, Whoopi Goldberg as Myrlie Evers, James Pickens, Jr. as Medgar Evers and…

The role of the Mississippi River in Huck Finn In Huck Finn, what leads the whole story flow and reveal the whole adventure? It is of course the Mississippi River. In real life, river is always the kind of symbol that represents life, changes, growth, and hope, as they are constantly moving. There are always…

Two Views of the Mississippi” described a river from two different perspectives. The comparisons, however, were not of the river; but from the eyes of a passenger uneducated in the nature of steam boating. While the passenger saw the river’s pure, natural beauty, the experienced pilot saw that the beauty as a way of learning….

Anne Moody Coming of Age in MississippiThe autobiography Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody is the story of her life as a poor black girl growing into adulthood. Moody chose to start at the beginning – when she was four-years-old, the child of poor sharecroppers working for a white farmer. She overcomes obstacles…

Myrlie Evers worked for the conviction of the white supremacist who murdered her husband, heroic civil rights leader Medgar Evers, through two hung juries and over thirty years. “Ghosts of Mississippi teems with the carefully recreated details of a relentless quest for justice and features special appearances by three children of Medgar Evers and Rev….

The Great Flood of 1927 had a major effect on African American culture and music. Specifically the Mississippi Delta blues. The blues is a genre of music created by African American communities of the deep south at the end of the 19th century. The blues consist of themes such as; relationships, emotions, work, sex, problems,…