How Mound Bayou Mississippi Was Started Jerry Skinner Documentary About press copyright contact us creators advertise developers terms privacy policy & safety how works test new features nfl sunday ticket press copyright. Mound bayou, a small town in northwest mississippi, was an all black community. although medgar evers' job there was selling insurance, he really became fascinated with the way the negroes were trapped in poverty. he began looking for a solution. part of that was organizing local branches of the naacp and by late 1953, the state had 21 chapters.
Mound Bayou Ms The Most Remarkable Town In The South Filmfreeway Teddy roosevelt proclaimed it "the jewel of the delta." booker t. washington praised it as a model of "thrift and self government." mound bayou, in the mississippi delta: a town founded in 1887 by. Known as the “jewel of the delta,” mound bayou, mississippi was established in 1887 and incorporated in 1898. the town is the oldest united states all black. It eventually was the only place in mississippi where african americans exercised genuine free speech and assembly rights, voted, and held office. mound bayou’s embrace of equal political rights also created a secure base to spread these values throughout the rest of the state and beyond. the original pioneers set the tone from the outset. The 92 year old campbell clearly recalls the heyday, when mound bayou was home to dozens of businesses, three cotton gins, a sawmill, a cottonseed oil mill, a bank — all of them black owned. mound bayou boasted several schools, a train station, a carnegie library. by 1942, taborian hospital opened, serving blacks from all over the delta.
Famous Mississippi Graves Jerry Skinner Documentary Youtube It eventually was the only place in mississippi where african americans exercised genuine free speech and assembly rights, voted, and held office. mound bayou’s embrace of equal political rights also created a secure base to spread these values throughout the rest of the state and beyond. the original pioneers set the tone from the outset. The 92 year old campbell clearly recalls the heyday, when mound bayou was home to dozens of businesses, three cotton gins, a sawmill, a cottonseed oil mill, a bank — all of them black owned. mound bayou boasted several schools, a train station, a carnegie library. by 1942, taborian hospital opened, serving blacks from all over the delta. A young black owned media company, red squared, with support from mississippi heritage trust, produced a documentary on mound bayou, mississippi, that attempts to portray the development, achievements, and decline of the town from its beginning in 1887 until the present. in the words of the producers, including red squared founder roderick red, it “aims to […]. Around the turn of the century, white people made a point to boycott the oil mill in mound bayou. peterson’s uncles once willingly spent the night in jail to protect themselves from a white mob looking for them after they helped a wounded black man — who was accused of shooting a white man — get medical attention.
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