1- As this program is being taped, you are preparing to hold a Veteran’s Affairs Committee hearing in Meridian to look into Persian Gulf War illnesses. What do you hope to learn from the hearing?; 2- Several members of congress will join you in...
Sykes family; Winona (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Slavery; African-Americans; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Confederate States of America; Sykes, James William, 1810-1885
Letter from William Sykes in Winona, Mississippi, to James Sykes, bemoaning the reelection of Abraham Lincoln, the end of his hopes for peace, and the impoverished and demoralized state of the Confederacy. He mentions the murder of a Captain...
Mack T. Blackwood family farm; multiple views. Farm of 493 acres at Drew, MS. Sunflower Co. agent Cecil Black, Assistant county agent Carl Robinson, and Associate county agent Joe Beckham assisted with selection of farm family.
Slavery; African-Americans; Civil war; United States; Sparta (Miss.); Men's clothing; Martin, Thomas Nelson, 1807-1886
Letter from H. S. Jemison in Sparta, Mississippi, to Judge Thomas Nelson Martin, regarding Jemison's plan to join a camp in Florida and his need for money for new clothes for the army. He also writes about slave matters, including discussion of...
Montgomery Co. (Miss.) ; Stoker, J. T. (Toff)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
J. Toff Stoker family farm; multiple views. Farm of 396 acres located in the Kilmichael Community. Montgomery Co. agent John Killebrew assisted with selection of farm family.
Festival co-chair Dave Jasen welcomes attendees to the third concert of the 2007 Charles Templeton Ragtime Music Festival. He introduces the first performer, Virginia Tichenor, and then the other Festival performers - Neville Dickie, Jeff...
Hugh L. Nichols, Jr. family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1080 acres located northwest of Tchula, MS. Holmes Co. Agricultural agent W. R. Sullivan and Associate county agent W. H. Hamberlin, Jr. assisted with selection of farm family.