Mississippi Delta

When pondering the essence of the richly fertile Mississippi Delta, two perceptions come to mind: one invoking an image of a cotton-field filled antebellum era containing black slaves and aristocratic masters, while the other produces a picture of the contemporary and poverty-stricken Delta that we see today. This myth of huge antebellum plantations survives because of Southerners—white or black, rich or poor—who feel the need to believe in this glorious past. However, there were very few grand plantation

Mississippi Delta became very industrialized in the early 1980s. The Delta had risen from a swampy wilderness through its heyday as the New South’s Old South to its post-New Deal status as a planter’s paradise, where those who reaped the benefits of a rapidly modernizing plantation economy also managed to maintain their dominance in social and political sphere. Agriculture remains the backbone of the region 's economy, but farms that once required hundreds of people have become more technical.

Rock and Roll Mississippi Delta Blues and Rhythm and Blues The Mississippi Delta blues were a very important part of the history of rock and roll. Mississippi Delta Blues are also the music that around the time of the first World War would change and become rhythm and blues. The Mississippi delta was a fertile area of farmland in northwestern Mississippi. Prior to the civil war and the end of slavery, this area was mostly populated by slaves. These people created the Mississippi Delta blues, which

Mrs. Buckley English I 14 February 2018 The Evolution of the Mississippi Delta The Mississippi Delta is a region 200 miles long and 85 miles wide. Home to the most fertile soil in the world, the Delta-Yazoo Basin Region is a rare place. The term “delta” not only describes the region itself, but the exclusive history, economy, and culture that is different from other parts of the state (Sansing 23). The evolution of the Mississippi Delta’s political and socioeconomic structure, along with its

life, from eels to mussels. However, the aquatic life on some beaches is threatened by human activity and development. In the Mississippi River delta, 13,000 square kilometers of ocean are in an Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ), as of 2014. OMZs, or hypoxic zones, are caused by an excess of nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, and orthophosphate) that come from the Mississippi watershed. These nutrients cause an increase in the number of algae found in the water, creating algal blooms. When the algae

income was $44,684; a poverty line based on relative deprivation would have been $22,342.” The Delta was already poor before these setbacks. Poverty has a different effect on people whether it is emotionally, mentally, and physically. Racial problems that continue to rise from segregation, slothful economy, high density of poor health and unemployment characterize the Mississippi Delta today. The Delta still represents the past because when people speak about poverty this impoverished region is first

The Mississippi Delta is an area with unique political and economic history that has created concentrated poverty. The United States Census Bureau defines concentrated poverty with areas of extreme poverty that includes at least 40% of the overall population living below the federal poverty threshold. According to the United States Census, 50% of the population in the Mississippi Delta lives below the poverty line, 20% of the population relies on food stamps, and 12% are unemployed, which is twice

as long as you've got the time to listen. Here are some things the locals may tell you about the Delta you didn’t know: The Mississippi Delta's unofficial capital is in Tennessee Memphis,

their clients. As a counseling student born and raised in Greenville, Mississippi, my response stems from my Mississippi Delta culture and background. The Mississippi Delta is known for its high sexual transmitted infections and diseases (STIs and STDs) rate. Sexual transmitted infections and diseases are increasing and affecting more people each year (Long, Burnett, & Thomas, 2006). Thus, professionals in the Mississippi Delta will likely encounter a client who has an STI

Midterm Prompt 1b: Cultural Links between the Mississippi Delta and Chicago Over half of the migrants that left Mississippi during the Great Migration found a home in Chicago, Illinois. Migrants left for a number of reasons, including racial discrimination, violence, and economic hardships, and these migrants brought aspects of their culture with them. Needless to say, the wave of migrants transformed culture in Chicago. The Mississippi Delta was one of the few areas in the South that had post