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New Orleans, LA is not just known for the famous tourist attraction, it is also known for the music lover people of this area. The traditions of various types of music are practiced for generations here. New Orleans is famous for its traditional love for jazz music. In fact, this is the birthplace of jazz music. The original music evolves and creates some different kind of jazz, which just the tribute for the original creators. Today, we discuss that. A Little history: New Orleans music has…

Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi on April 13, 1909. Her parents were Christian and Chestina Welty. She attended high school at Jackson’s Central High School from which she graduated in 1925. Welty is considered one of the most distinguished graduates of the Jackson Public School system. After high school, she attended Mississippi State College for Women in Columbus and then went to study at the University of Wisconsin, where she received her bachelor’s degree. After this, she…

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…

What has the world become into? “A charlatan” is the answer to this question. Cheating is now seen as a way to succeed, and upcoming generations are now learning this immoral principle (Willis 1). What many people have not been able to notice is that cheating one’s way to happiness always brings negative consequences. Conflicts arise at a scene of cheating. An example of this is the Atlanta cheating scandal. The case was taken to court charging thirty-five individuals for inflating…

Morgan Freeman was born June 1, 1937 in Memphis Tennessee to Mayme Freeman who was a teacher and Morgan Porterfield Freeman who was a barber. He died April 27, 1961from Cirrhosis. Morgan was sent to his grandmother in Charleston Ms. He moved around a lot during his childhood. Living in Greenwood MS and Gary Indiana, then finally Chicago ILL. Where he begin his acting career at nine years old. Playing the lead role in a school play he went to Broad Street high School which today is Thread gill…

“The massive tornado then crossed into Mississippi just north of Vidalia, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi, devastating many more plantations, killing at least 30 more people, and injuring about 200, especially near "Pine Ridge". Large antebellum mansions were destroyed, and witnesses reported that areas along the Mississippi River resembled…

Richard Wright once said that “all literature is protest.” Believing that books are weapons and through writing anyone can create whatever their desires: people, places, objects, events, or a way to get others to understand a piece of information of his or her choice. Raised in poverty and barely educated in rural Arkansas and Mississippi, Richard Wright grew up in a world of deficiency and hopelessness. Richard Wright’s novel, Native Son is one of the best descriptions of the lives of African…

flying industry. Anne also expressed her excitement for going to college and getting an education. In Coming of Age in Mississippi, Anne communicated her love for college by writing “All the way from New Orleans to Natchez, I was excited and anxious. I sat on the bus dreaming about Natchez College” (Moody, p.…

Phenomenal. Outcasts. Wise. These are words that you can use to describe Phoenix Jackson and Emily Grierson. Phoenix and Miss Emily were both two respected women in their communities. But, they still lived separate lives; Phoenix, an old, negro, former slave who will do anything to fulfil her grandson’s needs, and Emily, an old white woman who does not have to lift a finger because of her black housekeeper and her respected stance in her community. In my essay, I will touch on both topics.…

freedom. Spain made the alliance with the Patriots in 1779. Though Spain did not fight side by side with the Americans, General Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of Louisiana, was very helpful to the Patriots. Gálvez captured British strongholds in Natchez and Baton Rouge. While Gálvez was fighting…