State Spotlight: Mississippi
The September 25, 2012 Today in History post featured William Faulkner, creator of the fictional Yoknapatawpha County which was based upon and inspired by Lafayette County, Mississippi. Find out all about the real state of Mississippi through a review of thousands of primary sources available online from the Library of Congress.
Mississippi primary source set with Teacher’s Guide
Mississippi historical newspapers
Mississippi life histories narratives
Mississippi oral history & song recordings
Civil rights oral histories mentioning Mississippi
Event video recordings related to Mississippi
Mississippi correspondence and other texts
U.S. legislation related to Mississippi
Mississippi Guide to Law Online
Mississippi stories from America’s Library
“People Who Stood Up”: Mississippi Women in the Civil Rights Movement Folklife Today June 4, 2017
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