Essay on Mississippi's "Freedom Summer"

Mississippi is so … poor, racist, and unhealthy. These might be the top answers given if you asked anyone about their thoughts on Mississippi. Mississippi consistently tops the list of the poorest states in the nation. The history on the state of Mississippi past and present is still defined by its racist past. Today Mississippi tops the list of the fattest states. The Mississippi Delta region exhibits all these conditions in the worst degree.

In this paper I will inform you with a few of these events and topics such as the Civil war, slavery, as well as facts of the state. I hope my readers walk away with a new respect and outlook of Mississippi and learn how the past can affect the future, as well as the beauty.

The backing of Meredith by the Kennedy Administration adds an interesting dimension to the narrative of Ole Miss. Involvement of federal politics in black issues has historically been dependent on whether it is in the interest of the federal government. During Reconstruction, for example, progressive reforms initiated by the Republican Party were motivated by the necessity of having a politically loyal contingent of voters in Southern, democrat-dominated states.7 With the start of the Cold War Washington D.C.’s interest in the lives and desires of African-Americans is renewed as it struggles to overcome its racist image in recently liberated former-colonies overseas in Africa and Asia8. Although it is irrelevant to the discussion of the events that transpired at the university and to race relations in Mississippi, the foreign policy responsible for the involvement of the federal government

Payne, who taught African American studies, sociology and urban affairs at Northwestern University, notes that the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), though surrounded in youthful energy, gained much from the “firm experience” of older leaders, such as Ella Baker and Septima Clark. Concentrating on the delta city of Greenwood, he offers useful profiles of local activists, showing that many came from families with traditions of social involvement or defiance. He also explores the uneven number of female volunteers, the older black generation's complex interactions with whites and the decline of organizing as the 1960s proceeded. And he states that, despite an ideology of unity, black activists lost the capacity to work together.

“Originally published in 2006, Mississippi Politics quickly became the definitive work on the state’s political history, campaigns, legislative battles, and litigation, as well as how Mississippi shaped and was shaped by national and regional trends.” While the second edition of the book still shows Mississippi’s gradual change from a blue state to a red state, it also examines the aftermath of Haley Barbour’s re-election campaign in 2007 along with the 2008 presidential elections. The one thing that I found most interesting about this book has nothing to do with its contents but everything to do with the two authors Jere Nash and Andy Taggart. Jere Nash is a well known Democrat who has held many political positions including chief of

The city of Greenwood, Mississippi was founded in 1830 by John Williams also known as Williams Landing. In 1844 Greenwood was initially named after Choctaw Chief Greenwood Leflore. Greenwood, Mississippi is also known as the heart of the Mississippi Delta. The city of Greenwood is well known for being rich in vegetation and wildlife. Greenwood has also been known for having lots of cotton and is known for being the cotton market. Being known for cotton, Greenwood was named “The Cotton Capital of the World. Prior to the Civil War Greenwood shipped cotton throughout New Orleans, Louisiana, Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Louis, Missouri.

Upon the conclusion of the Civil War, the United States was tasked with rebuilding a fragmented country. The reconstruction of the southern states posed the greatest challenge, for these states were left in the worst condition due to the majority of the war having been fought in their territory. More daunting than the reconstruction of infrastructure in these war ravaged states, was the reconstruction of their governments and the underlying duty these governments would have to protect the rights of newly emancipated slaves. The task of reconstruction was unique in each state, with states where slavery was more prominent posing the greatest resistance to change. Mississippi is one such state, whose history during reconstruction reflects the difficult task of weeding out the deep roots of racism in the south.

The Mississippians got their name because a bunch of their artifacts were found near the Mississippi river. They were the most advanced group, out of the other pre-contact groups. They were more advanced because they had better technology. Examples of their technology would be; advanced farming, a new way to fish, pottery, larger cities, and a new use for mounds.

As an African-American, I've seen the world through a different lens than most of my contemporaries. Different attitudes and different perceptions have created this continual Gap and where my people and others stand in our country. Since the late 1800s after President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, African Americans have been fighting for basic rights that were promised to everybody else in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. As we remember the Reverend dr. King On this day in January, we remember the values he fought for and what it means to have can Americans across the country in this present age. What this man, Louis Stokes of the Congressional Black Caucus understood was that if we hold together we will overcome. Heard

“In the entire flooded region, 50 percent of all animals--half of all the mules, horses, cattle, hogs and chickens--had drowned. Thousands of tenant farmer shacks had simply disappeared.” Said exactly from John Barry, the writer of the book “Rising Tides,” or the book all about the Mississippi River Flood of 1927. This quote explains the whole concept of this flood. Everybody near the Mississippi River were affected, and became devastated in some way. That could be by losing a loved one, or by losing a home. This flood was the worst one in U.S. history. Death, destruction, and depression were served to everybody.

Mississippi’s history tends to be one of the hardest places’ you can come live in the south has a memory of poor culture, slavery, and a soulful music background the history of Mississippi it’s very inspiring a place of true hardship specially for the African American during slavery there were plantations they planted cotton, corn, and other vegetables as they were slaved on these plantations and beaten. They lone for a escape for freedom some of the women were raped by their owner and had mixed- race children they wanted the population to grow so that they could produce more products to support them and their family their job was to serve the owner of the plantation by fixings meals, doing laundry and out in the field and other chores are duties that was demanded upon them finally the 13th Amendment to Ban slavery in Mississippi nearly 150 years after it adoption.

The state of Mississippi is home to around three million people. It is known as the Magnolia State throughout the United States. Many times, when people think of Mississippi, they look down on this state because it has a negative image in the past. It is true that a part of Mississippi’s history is filled with violence, hate, and shame. At one time, Mississippi was a hub for slavery, then segregation, and then racism, and not all of those issues have been fully resolved to this day in 2015, but the state of Mississippi has come a long way since then. Mississippi may not be the most progressive state in the United States, but we have come a long way since then, and as time passes we are learning to grow. We are getting better with the way we

The chapters on the Southern Movement, Cobb highlights the relationships between young activists and local participants in rural communities. He explains how he and other organizers began to recognize that their activism put local participants in danger of getting hurt or even killed. The fact that armed self-defense and gun ownership were ingrained into the southern culture, coupled with the risk involved with black resistance, made it difficult for national organizations like the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) to convince local people to engage solely in nonviolent civil disobedience.

This will my paper about the state of Mississippi’s history, and what happen in Mississippi history the made the state what it is today. I will be using information from the internet and from a person that at one time lived in Mississippi. In this essay I will try to be as honest as I possibly can.

Mississippi history is a sad history of slavery and oppression. It is a history of racism and refusal to let go of segregationist ideals. Mississippi history is enough to give many the blues. In fact, the Blues style music originated in Mississippi and gravitated outward from there. .Mississippi history and Blues history are intertwined. Delta Blues is a blues style that originated in the Mississippi Delta and influenced many musicians. Another musical art form, Jazz may be considered an offspring from the Blues and also started in the South. There are many Blues musicians and singers that come from Mississippi or have become linked to Mississippi for various reasons. Bessie Smith, Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, and Cassandra Wilson have