Alcorn County

I recall as an elementary student reading my favorite series of all times Junie B. Jones. I was going through so much as a child that reading was the only way I could cope with my feelings. I learned the true meaning of struggle at a young age; life was very difficult at the time for me personally. I was not the type to talk about how I was feeling. I kept everything in, which was not good for my well being. I am the youngest out of my mother’s three children, so I was often left out of most…

succeed. If I ever had any questions or concerns, I knew that they were available and would help in any way they could. There are a few goals that I have for my future. I plan on getting a job when I finish my internship. I hope to accept one at Alcorn County Department of Child Protection Services where I have been doing my internship, but if not; I will look for a job at another agency. I hope to get my Social Work License as soon as possible. After working for about a year, I plan on going…

Barrow had designated the residence of Methvin's parents as a rendezvous in case they were separated, and Methvin did get separated from the pair in Shreveport. The full posse, consisting of Captain Hamer, Dallas County Sheriff's Deputies Alcorn and Ted Hinton, former Texas Ranger B.M. "Manny" Gault, Bienville Parish Sheriff Henderson Jordan and his deputy Prentiss Oakley, set up an ambush at the rendezvous point along Louisiana State Highway 154 south of Gibsland toward Sailes…

The purpose of this study is to present bibliographical information of Hiram Revels and his impact on the culture, politics, and history of the African-American experience. Hiram Revels impacted life, black churches as well as blacks and whites with opposing political views. As the first African American Senate, a person of Revels defeated stereotype that came along with the Dred Scott decision, which stated that no individual of African ancestry was or could be considered a citizen of the…

had three other children (Evers, Medgar Wiley). He was raised in a very religious household. After high school Evers left his hometown to enlist in the Army. He was stationed in Europe during World War II. Upon returning to the states, he attended Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College where he graduated with a business degree. At the end of his schooling career, Medgar and his wife moved to another town in Mississippi where he began to work as an insurance agent. Alongside his career, he…