Long time newspaper publisher G.O. Parker of Magee reflects on his early career and on the colorful history of politics in Simpson County.
Hundreds of volunteers travelled to Mississippi in 1964 to teach basic literacy to African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. One of those volunteers, Sandra Adickes, shares her initial impressions of Hattiesburg.
Adickes also recalls a trip to the Hattiesburg Public library with six African American students in the first attempt to integrate the city’s library.
Dorothy Nunnery of Brandon worked as a nurse at the VA Hospital in Jackson for 32 years. She recalls her time at the Jackson Infirmary Nursing School during WWII. She also recounts her first encounter with bed bugs.
Built in 1918 between Mendenhall and Magee, the Mississippi State Tuberculosis Sanatorium provided care and isolation for those afflicted with this terrible disease. Dorothy Nunnery of Brandon recalls living on the grounds of the Sanatorium during the 1930s. Nunnery also explains the purpose of the Preventorium and remembers a family who came to stay.
Former Mississippi Supreme Court, Armis E. Hawkins, served as a district attorney in Chickasaw County in the early 1950s. He looks back on his early career.
Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, Armis E. Hawkins, joined the service in June 1942 with ambitions of becoming an officer. The Marine Corps had other plans. Hawkins recalls his service during WWII.
The first African American Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, Reuben Anderson, remembers the racial climate of 1960s Mississippi. At Tougaloo College, he was inspired by the activism around him. He looks back on his career and his beginnings as a civil rights lawyer.
Senator Thad Cochran nominated Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Michael Mills for a Federal Judgeship in 2001. Mills recounts a getting phone call from the Oval Office. Justice Mills’ confirmation hearing before the Senate was just two days after 9/11. Mills remembers the patriotism and resolve of Americans to overcome the tragedy in the immediate aftermath.
One of Justice Michael P. Mills’ fondest memories from his tenure on the Mississippi Supreme Court was his friend and colleague Justice Michael Sullivan. He shares some of his favorite memories of his friend.
Retired Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Robert Sugg has fond memories of his days on the bench. He remembers of some of his fellow judges. Sugg also recounts a fishing trip with fellow justice Francis Bowling.
This September marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. George Schloegel of Hancock Bank and now Mayor of Gulfport, discusses being prepared for the next disaster. He reflects on the real lessons of Katrina.
Greg Osaneha is a Nigerian who immigrated to the United States. He talks about what led him to leave his home.
Osaneha explains what he feels are the strengths of the United States.
During WWII, the war with Japan was fought over tiny islands most people had never heard of. Truman Ellis of Jackson recalls joining the Navy and his time in the Pacific.
In World War II, Alton Patterson’s unit was days from invading Japan when the country surrendered. He remembers the Japanese prisoners of war and his complex feelings toward the atomic bomb.
For Ellen McCarley of Port Gibson, some of her most cherished childhood memories are of Christmas. She recalls how her mother made the season special.
During the early 20th Century, Biloxi was home to more than a dozen seafood processing plants. Retired fisherman Tommy Schultz, Jr. recalls how each plant had its own unique work whistle.
Gordon Nanney reflects on the 50 + years he spent helping to bring electric power to the people of Mississippi.