Welcome to Tutwiler, Mississippi
Shannon Evans beamishly details her return to Tutwiler, MS after many years to attend a meeting with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area (MDNHA).
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Fulfilling the Mission
As part of our grant from the American Historical Association, we hope to enhance the transparency of our work through regular blogging. In this post, MZMF Fiscal Agent Corey Crowder shares a detailed account of his work in 2023.
“Kansas City” Jim Jackson
This blog post not only explains the historical significance of Jim Jackson in the history of the blues, but it also introduces stakeholders to our efforts to mark his grave in the racially segregated Hernando Memorial Park Cemetery in Hernando, MS.
A Walk Amongst the Tombstones – Part III
The exciting conclusion to Emily Hilliard’s blog series about her efforts to memorialize blues artist Nathan Beauregard at Shiloh MB Church Cemetery in Ashland, MS.
Miracle in Mississippi
In 2022, the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund received a grant from the MDNHA to write a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the jook joint of recording artist Alonzo Chatmon in Glen Allan, Mississippi. This blog post details the initial stage of the project.
W. I. Mitchell: Respectability and Resource Hoarding in Jim Crow Columbus
Shannon Evans examines the struggle for education for African Americans after the Civil War in Lowndes County, and she highlights the politics of respectability embraced by William Isaac Mitchell, an African American educator and community leader who served as principal of Union Academy from 1878 until his death in 1916.
Robert Gleed: Black Power & White Violence in Lowndes County
Shannon Evans examines the white supremacist violence and turmoil that plagued the political career of Robert Gleed, an African American politician from Lowndes County who served as Senator and Columbus Alderman during Reconstruction.
A Walk Amongst the Tombstones – Part II
In the second installment of Emily Hilliard’s blog post, she details her efforts to mark the grave of Nathan Beauregard at Shiloh MB Church in Ashland, MS.