The Center’s documentary media website Mississippi Stories launched in July of 2015. In celebration, here are some stories so far for 2017, in case you missed them.
MISSISSIPPI STORIES Turns One
Monthly Archives: July 2017
An Interview with Eva Walton Kendrick on Lobbying for LGBTQ Rights in the South
Eva Walton Kendrick gave a lecture on April 26, 2017 as part of the Center’s Radical South Brown Bag Lecture Series. Before the lecture, Chris Colbeck interviewed Eva about her work as an advocate for LGBTQ rights in Alabama. Watch a clip here, and read a full transcript below.
Check out the June/July 2017 LIVING BLUES
Living Blues #249 (June/July 2017) is a special issue devoted to the blues of Yazoo County, Mississippi. We explore the history of the county, the music and the musicians who made it. We then turn our spotlight on the current scene and the man who has committed his life to keeping it alive.
Southern Studies Alums Document the Region’s Waterways
Three Southern Studies alums have recently completed or have ongoing documentary projects on the region’s waterways.