Speaking of Mississippi

Speaking of Mississippi
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Speaking of Mississippi lets you hear lively conversations with authors and experts about the state's landmark moments and overlooked stories. Join host Chris Goodwin to get a historical perspective on the people, places, and events that continue to shape our state.

  1. 05/12/2023

    S2.11. The New Mississippi State Flag with Jere Nash

    In this episode Mississippi Department of Archives and History director Katie Blount speaks with author Jere Nash about Mississippi’s path to a new state flag.

    33 min

  2. 02/14/2023

    S2.10. Race and Slavery in the Old Southwest with Christian Pinnen

    In this episode we speak with scholar Christian Pinnen about Natchez, the oldest European settlement on the Mississippi River, and early interactions there between Native peoples, enslaved and free Africans, French, English, and Spanish.

    34 min

  3. 12/30/2022

    S2. 9 Daniel de Vise and BB King's Guitar Mastery

    In this episode we speak with the author Daniel de Vise about the life of beloved bluesman BB King. Although King is celebrated around the globe for his music, de Vise argues in his new biography that the guitar player's significance in shaping not just the blues, but nearly all contemporary popular music may still be underrated.

    57 min

  4. 11/14/2022

    S2. 8. A Conversation between Eddie Glaude Jr. and Pamela D.C. Junior

    In this episode we feature a conversation between the celebrated author, Princeton University professor, and Mississippi native Eddie Glaude Jr. and Pamela D.C. Junior, director of the Two Mississippi Museums.

    45 min

  5. 09/12/2022

    S2.7. The U.S. Civil Rights Trail with Deborah Douglas

    In this episode we speak with the author Deborah Douglas about her new guidebook on the people, places, and events that made the Civil Rights Movement.

    31 min

  6. 07/15/2022

    S2. 6. Mileston with Leroy Johnson and Calvin Head

    In this episode we speak with Leroy Johnson and Calvin Head about the Black farming cooperative of Mileston, which began eighty years ago as an experimental federal program that aimed to lift Delta sharecroppers out of poverty, but went on to become one of the safe havens of the Civil Rights Movement.

    39 min

  7. 05/12/2022

    S2. 5. O.N. Pruitt’s Historic Columbus Photographs with Berkley Hudson

    In this episode we speak with Berkley Hudson about the photographer O.N. Pruitt, who served as the de facto documentarian of Columbus, Mississippi, during the early twentieth century. But the significance of Pruitt’s work was overlooked, and the photos were in danger of being lost forever.

    35 min

  8. 03/10/2022

    S2. 4. The Andrew Bucci Centennial with Margaret Bucci and Beth Batton

    In this episode we speak with Beth Batton and Margaret Bucci about the artist Andrew Bucci, The Vicksburg native transcended the bounds of his small native state, and his art is being celebrated across Mississippi in 2022, the centennial of his birth.

    39 min
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Speaking of Mississippi lets you hear lively conversations with authors and experts about the state's landmark moments and overlooked stories. Join host Chris Goodwin to get a historical perspective on the people, places, and events that continue to shape our state.

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  • Creator
    Speaking of Mississippi
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
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