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Mississippi Moments Podcast

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, th... Read more

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MSMo 418 Lou Mallory - Country Folks Can Survive

MSMo 418 Lou Mallory - Country Folks Can Survive

Lou Mallory of Natchez grew up on a small farm in the Red Hills of Georgia.  In the episode, she recalls how the family ... Read more

31 Oct 2014

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MSMo 365 Dr. John Allums - Air Force Intelligence Officer

MSMo 365 Dr. John Allums - Air Force Intelligence Officer

Leakesville native, Dr. John Allums was teaching at the University of Georgia in 1951 when the Korean War began. He rec... Read more

20 Sep 2013

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MSM 579 Helen Rayne - A Lifetime of Changes in Natchez

MSM 579 Helen Rayne - A Lifetime of Changes in Natchez

Helen Rayne grew up living in her grandfather’s antebellum home in Natchez during the Great Depression. In this episode,... Read more

23 Jul 2018

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MSMo 407 Fannie Lou Hamer Pt 2 - Laying the Groundwork

MSMo 407 Fannie Lou Hamer Pt 2 - Laying the Groundwork

After attempting to register to vote, Fannie Lou Hamer was forced to leave the plantation where she had lived and worked... Read more

30 Jul 2014

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MS Mo 377 Brumfield and Reeves - Steam Power!!

MS Mo 377 Brumfield and Reeves - Steam Power!!

Tom Brumfield and M.R. Reeves of McComb began working for the railroad in 1941. They explain how their family and frien... Read more

13 Jan 2014

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MSM 562 LeGrand Capers - The Vicksburg National Military Park

MSM 562 LeGrand Capers - The Vicksburg National Military Park

On August 7, 1975, LeGrand Capers sat down with the Center for Oral History for the first part of a two-day interview. A... Read more

12 Mar 2018

7mins

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MSM 639 Col. C.R. Cadenhead - B-24 Bomber Squadrons in Italy

MSM 639 Col. C.R. Cadenhead - B-24 Bomber Squadrons in Italy

During WWII, a key component of the Allied strategy to defeat the Axis powers in Europe was a sustained aerial bombing c... Read more

6 Jan 2020

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MSM 491 Harry Marsalis - The McComb Railroad Strike of 1911

MSM 491 Harry Marsalis - The McComb Railroad Strike of 1911

The Illinois Central railroad and eight affiliated Harriman lines had traditionally dealt separately with each craft uni... Read more

1 Aug 2016

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MSM 632 Fred Clark, Sr., Part 1 - Overcoming Fear and Oppression

MSM 632 Fred Clark, Sr., Part 1 - Overcoming Fear and Oppression

Fred Clark, Sr. grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1950s and 60s. In this episode, the first of two parts, he r... Read more

28 Oct 2019

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MSMo 409 Cleveland Sellers Jr. - In the Dead of Night

MSMo 409 Cleveland Sellers Jr. - In the Dead of Night

In 1964, as SNCC coordinators trained volunteers for the Mississippi Freedom Summer project, three others, Chaney, Schwe... Read more

8 Aug 2014

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MSM 642 Jerry Mitchell - Civil Rights Cold Case Reporter

MSM 642 Jerry Mitchell - Civil Rights Cold Case Reporter

Jerry Mitchell was working as a reporter for the Clarion Ledger when he attended a press premier for Mississippi Burning... Read more

10 Feb 2020

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MSM 413 Dr. John P. Quon - The Run of the Town

MSM 413 Dr. John P. Quon - The Run of the Town

Chinese American, Professor John P Quon grew up living in the back of his family’s store in Moorhead, Mississippi. In th... Read more

2 Oct 2014

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MSM 572 A.J. Jones - The Sinking of the USS Bismarck Sea

MSM 572 A.J. Jones - The Sinking of the USS Bismarck Sea

When the United States entered WWII, A.J. Jones of Hattiesburg decided to become a Navy fighter pilot. In this episode, ... Read more

28 May 2018

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MSM 552 Gail Goldberg - Jewish Holiday Foods

MSM 552 Gail Goldberg - Jewish Holiday Foods

Growing up in the Delta, Gail Goldberg celebrated all the traditional Jewish holidays with her family. In this episode, ... Read more

18 Dec 2017

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MSm 621 Edmond Boudreaux, Jr. - Gulf Coast Seafood: Challenges Faced

MSm 621 Edmond Boudreaux, Jr. - Gulf Coast Seafood: Challenges Faced

Edmond Boudreaux’s family came to Biloxi in 1914 to work in the seafood factories. In this episode, he shares his family... Read more

15 Jul 2019

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MSM 637 Jackie Hancock Schulze - An Innocent Age in Natchez

MSM 637 Jackie Hancock Schulze - An Innocent Age in Natchez

Jackie Hancock Schulze grew up in Natchez during the 1930s and 40s, in the house built by her great-grandfather, Natchez... Read more

9 Dec 2019

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MSM 567 Clara Watson - Segregation and Awareness in Biloxi

MSM 567 Clara Watson - Segregation and Awareness in Biloxi

Clara Watson has many pleasant memories of growing up in Biloxi during the 1940s. The status quo nature of segregation s... Read more

23 Apr 2018

9mins

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MSM 558 Jobie Martin - Straight Ahead !!

MSM 558 Jobie Martin - Straight Ahead !!

In this episode, we hear from Jobie Martin, a Jackson broadcasting pioneer who broke through the racial barriers of the ... Read more

12 Feb 2018

11mins

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MSM 568 Gov. William Winter - Racial Reconciliation

MSM 568 Gov. William Winter - Racial Reconciliation

Former Governor William Winter was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1947. In this episode, h... Read more

30 Apr 2018

8mins

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MSM 624 Dr. Henry Maggio - Memories of Hurricane Camille

MSM 624 Dr. Henry Maggio - Memories of Hurricane Camille

Fifty years ago this week, Hurricane Camille left a wide path of destruction across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  Dr. Hen... Read more

12 Aug 2019

16mins

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