Speaking of Mississippi

S2.11. The New Mississippi State Flag with Jere Nash

In this episode Mississippi Department of Archives and History director Katie Blount speaks with author Jere Nash about Mississippi’s path to a new state flag.

S2.10. Race and Slavery in the Old Southwest with Christian Pinnen

In this episode we speak with scholar Christian Pinnen about Natchez, the oldest European settlement on the Mississippi River, and early interactions there between Native peoples, enslaved and free Africans, French, English, and Spanish.

S2. 9 Daniel de Vise and BB King's Guitar Mastery

In this episode we speak with the author Daniel de Vise about the life of beloved bluesman BB King. Although King is celebrated around the globe for his music, de Vise argues in his new biography that the guitar player's significance in shaping not just the blues, but nearly all contemporary popular music may still be underrated.

S2. 8. A Conversation between Eddie Glaude Jr. and Pamela D.C. Junior

In this episode we feature a conversation between the celebrated author, Princeton University professor, and Mississippi native Eddie Glaude Jr. and Pamela D.C. Junior, director of the Two Mississippi Museums.

S2.7. The U.S. Civil Rights Trail with Deborah Douglas

In this episode we speak with the author Deborah Douglas about her new guidebook on the people, places, and events that made the Civil Rights Movement.