Brown, Black, and White in Texas
...rights struggles occurred simultaneously. Despite repeated calls for cooperation and a number of examples of interethnic alliances, African Americans and Mexican Americans ultimately 'fought their own battles'" (2). Behnken examines...
The Crowd He Becomes
...have done it it wouldn't have been alone, he would have had a driver and a man out west to phone in threats to draw the cops away. They'd ease...
Shadows along the Waccamaw
Readings Dan Albergotti reads "The Mystery of the Great Blue Heron." Poem text. Dan Albergotti reads the poem "The Boatloads." Poem text. Dan Albergotti reads the poem "Accidents Happen with...
Hillside Refuge: Tornado Shelters in Northeast Mississippi
...number of reported tornadoes in the state each year is twenty-five, with sixty-two the highest number reported in a single year, and five the fewest. The average number of tornado-related...
"Aint that Something?"
...attests, "The retardation around here staggers the mind" (129), and she describes a classmate's eyes as "dull as social studies, and she had no idea men had been to the...
Brushes with War
...Virginia pine tree, ready to kill or be killed. Homer's "very first picture in oils," the painting was completed in New York after his initial trip to the front during...
Backcountry Legends of a Minister's Death
...Bridle round his Neck, reaching to the Ceiling. He was leaning against a Chair (as was his Custom in Prayer) and his Hands uplifted. In this Posture He was found...
Routes of Reconciliation: Visiting Sites of Cultural Trauma in the US South, Northern Ireland, and South Africa
...our trip, we came across many models of reconciliation. Faith-based Mission Mississippi brings people together for social activities that build trust around shared religious values. Northern Ireland has created political...
Per Capita Income and Percentage of Residents Living Below The Poverty Line in Alabama Counties in the Lower Chattahoochee Region
Chambers Below poverty line %: 17.0 Per capita income: $15,147 Lee Below poverty line %: 21.8 Per capita income: $17,158 Russell Below poverty line %: 19.9 Per capita income: $14,015...
Gulf of Knowledge: The Hidden Scientific History of the Early American Southeast
...1834). Courtesy of Smithsonian Libraries, archive.org/details/newfreshwatershe00conr. Illustration depicts freshwater mussel shells mostly collected from rivers and streams in Alabama. Each of Strang's seven substantial chapters is organized around a set...