May 1, 2021
We’re survivors. We’re doing without today so the next generations of our family will have this land
Gene: “My granddad walked here from Water Valley driving a few cows. It was probably just after ...
Apr 30, 2021
We cleared this land with broad axes and clear-cut saws
“My name is Robert. I’m 80 and was born in July, but I never kept up with the date. ...
Apr 29, 2021
I thought the one thing I couldn’t live through was losing a child.
“Savana loved people and loved to laugh. Her face was covered in freckles. She played a ...
Apr 29, 2021
I was in first grade when he wrote me a note on a little piece of paper that said ‘I love you’
“We moved to Midnight from Water Valley when I was five. My dad worked for International ...
Apr 28, 2021
We were the pioneers of women having careers
“I grew up on a rural farm in the hills of Mississippi. We were a one-store community located ...
Apr 27, 2021
We used logs for seats in our house. That’s all we had for furniture.
“I’m 97 years old. I grew up in Schlater, Mississippi on my granddaddy’s farm ...
Apr 26, 2021
The midwife misspelled Salvador and wrote down Savage Joe, so that’s my name
“I was born around the corner in Midnight, Mississippi. My name was supposed to be ...
Apr 25, 2021
I am 104. When we moved to the Delta there was no electricity or running water
“My name is Laverne, but when I was young some old lady called me Jim. It stuck. My relatives ...
Apr 22, 2021
We’re writing things we want to let go of on the plates. Then we’re smashing the plates
“We’re writing things that we want to let go of in these plates, then we’re ...
Apr 18, 2021
Sometimes you have to do wrong to get on the right track
“I grew up in Senatobia, MS. I played high school football and broke a lot of records. ...