MSM 716 Rev. Carolyn Abrams - Desegregation: The Good and the Bad
Rev. Carolyn Abrams is perhaps best known as the mother of voting rights advocate, Stacey Abrams, but she has accomplished much more than being the ma...
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Mississippi Moments, a weekly radio program airing on Mississippi Public Broadcasting, is a partnership between the University of Southern Mississippi Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and MPB.
MSM 715 Katharine Carr Esters - Respect!
Growing up black in the 1940s, Katharine Carr Esters learned at an early age to stand up for herself. In this episode, she shares her memories of raci...
MSM 714 Dr. Joseph Clements - In the Footsteps of History
Dr. Joseph Clements, a former USM professor, was drafted into the U.S. Army in the Fall of 1941. In this episode, he shares his memories of the war. C...
MSM 713 Dr. Louis Kyriakoudes - The Quest for Funding
Dr. Louis Kyriakoudes joined the USM History Department in fall of 1997. In this episode, he discusses the importance of community connections locally...
MSM 712 Edwin Etheridge - Railroad Shop High School Apprentice
During WWII, Illinois Central Railroad started an apprentice program for McComb high school boys. In this episode, Edwin Etheridge recalls working at ...
MSM 711 James Allen - Memories of Old Port Gibson
As a lifelong resident of Port Gibson, James Allen witnessed many important moments in his hometown’s history. In this episode, he shares some of thos...
MSM 710 Lt. Gen. E. H. "Mickey" Walker - The Replacement Soldier
Lt. General Emmett H. "Mickey" Walker joined the Mississippi State ROTC program in 1941. In this episode, he recalls being activated in 1943 and going...
MSM 709 Katy Clower Johnson & Homerline Clower: The Man in the Red Suit
Mississippi’s Country Comedian, Jerry Clower, described himself as having “backed into showbusiness.” Clower began his career as an assistant county a...
MSM 708 William Stallworth - Reliving the Aftermath of Katrina
Bill Stallworth was a Biloxi city councilman when Hurricane Katrina hit the Coast in August 2005. In this episode, he recalls the shock and fear in th...
MSM 707 Linda VanZandt - A Better Light
Linda VanZandt began working for the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage in 2003, shortly after graduating from USM with a degree in Interna...