Mary Winstead grew up in Minneapolis, captivated by her fathers tales of his boyhood in rural Mississippi. As a child, she visited her relatives down South, and

Mississippi Got the Message! Imagine being one of nine students out of five hundred, chosen to change history. Imagine having such great impact on the Sovereign

"Ranging from Reconstruction to the Black Power period, this thoroughly and creatively researched book effectively challenges long-held beliefs about the Black

Postcards and prose that recapture outstanding locales and events from bygone days

In this collection, essayists examine their lives, their memories of Mississippi, the reasons they left the state, and what drew them back. They talk about how