Over the course of the 20th century, black Americans have lost approximately 12 million acres of land. This mass land dispossession—a war waged by deed of title, which has affected 98 percent of black farmers—can only be called theft, says…
Spies of Mississippi
“Spies of Mississippi” reveals in shocking detail the state of Mississippi’s effort to undermine the Civil Rights Movement using a vast network of spies. Whites and Blacks spied for Old Dixie. An arm of the state government called the Sovereignty…
‘EYES ON MISSISSIPPI’: How One Journalist Fought White Supremacy in Mississippi
By Gregory Crofton I interviewed a reporter named Bill Minor in 1999 as part of earning my master’s degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi. Minor suffered a stroke and had been slowed down, but he still made time…
Raw Blues TV: James “Son” Thomas
Go with Blues legend James “Son” Thomas to visit his hometown of Leland, Mississippi.