This book of biographical sketches of notable African Americans from Mississippi includes a total of 166 figures, all who have made significant contributions.

Black history makers are defined herein as ...

Syndicated cartoonist and illustrator Tim Jackson offers an unprecedented look at the rich yet largely untold story of African American cartoon artists. This book provides a historical record of the people ...

If you are a birdwatcher, this book will be a delight. If you can already identify the bird but wish to know where else to sight it, then this quick-reference book will be a friend and companion. Birds ...

In the 1930s two protest groups gained the public eye by role playing. They brought their social grievances to attention in their communities by staging mock performances. In this fascinating study of ...

Johanna X. K. Garvey is associate professor of English, founding codirector of Black Studies, and founding codirector of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Fairfield University. She is coeditor (with ...

Elizabeth Spencer (1921–2019) is author of nine novels, seven collections of short stories, a memoir, and a play. Her novella The Light in the Piazza (1960) was adapted for the screen in 1962 and transformed ...

Jenny M. Luke worked as a British-trained nurse-midwife before earning advanced degrees in history from the University of Texas at Arlington. She lives in North Texas with her husband and has two grown ...

Bridget T. Heneghan, a lecturer in English at Vanderbilt University, has been published in Nineteenth-Century Studies.

John C. Wideman is author of Naval Warfare: Courage and Combat on the Water.