Mississippi

From lesser-known state figures to the ancestors of Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman, and James Meredith, Mississippi Zion brings the voices and experiences of everyday people to the forefront and reveals a history dictated by people rather than eras....

Written in a voice that’s alternately humorous, lacerating, and wise, Long Division features two interwoven stories. In the first, it’s 2013: after an on-stage meltdown during a nationally televised quiz contest, fourteen-year-old Citoyen “City” Coldson becomes an overnight YouTube celebrity.

Addie stands over a dead Peeping Tom, holding the murder weapon and refusing to explain. Did she kill him, or is she covering for someone? Her sister Claire stands between Addie and the death penalty....

On the heels of having shot an innocent girl while in the grasp of a killer, Detective Peyroux’s first case back is a young Jane Doe washed up on...

If you're a fan of Mark Twain's dry wit, oft-hidden humor, and tales of a bygone era on the Mississippi, then you'll love The Desert Rat Scrapbook....

Born into slavery in Kentucky, the young man known as “Sandy” reinvented himself as “William Wells” Brown after escaping to freedom....

In this revealing volume, Michael B. Ballard offers the first in-depth exploration of Grant's thoughts and actions during this critical operation...

Most people only consider the Mississippi River when they cross it or when it abandons its banks. But every year, millions of tons of cargo are transported on the river. In Peep Light, Captain Lee Hendrix provides unique insight on people who work and live on and near the Mississippi River.

The first presidential debate between Republican nominee Senator John McCain and Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama took place at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi....

In Paddleways of Mississippi: Rivers and People of the Magnolia State, listeners will discover flowing details of virtually every waterway in the state....

L.J. Carter’s move back to Julep, Mississippi has been much more complicated than she ever imagined. She discovers that her momma’s death was ...

As the Mississippi rises again, a deep wound threatens to reopen, and Laura must decide if running away once more might be the best way to save herself....

Deanna Gillespie traces the history of the Citizenship Education Program (CEP), a grassroots initiative that taught people to read and write in preparation for literacy tests required for voter registration - a profoundly powerful objective in the Jim Crow South....

God gave me the scripture 1 Peter 4:12-13 to write about 13 years of struggle for justice against the state of Mississippi's largest employer Ingalls Shipbuilding. He later gave me the title of my book. I've tried to change the name of my book at least five times....

During the civil rights movement, the state of Mississippi created an elaborate spy network....

New York City newspaper columnist Carter Ransom returns home to Mississippi to face his difficult past, his father's disapproval, and new evidence in a 25-year-old bombing case....

Dive into "Bigfoot in Mississippi: Mysterious Encounters," an electrifying compilation of firsthand accounts shedding light on encounters with the ...

A notorious white supremacist named Richard Barrett was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 2010 by a young Black man named Vincent McGee....

The Battle of Gettysburg stands as one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, it was a clash between the Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War....

Like farm chickens, we have much to communicate. What joy it brings when we organize our thoughts and learn to choose the right words that are standard. We want to have variety in our human communications with color and character, humor and sincerity, polished and practiced....