mississippi

Details the story of musician Robert Johnson as a focus for the complete history of the blues.

The author describes his quest to discover his parents' roots in rural Mississippi, exploring the proud--and shameful--culture that makes up his family's heritage.

As a little girl picks cotton, she dreams of changing places with a buzzard, a dog, and other creatures of the field.

The author recounts her childhood in rural, segregated Mississipi during the 1960s and 1970s.

Silas Jones ended his friendship with Larry Ott after Larry was suspected in the disappearance of a girl he was dating, and now, twenty-five years later, another woman has disappeared and Larry is once again implicated, leaving Silas, the local constable, questioning what he really knows about his old friend.

Set in the 1930s in a small Mississippi town the story is about racism and about a ten-year-old boy who is convicted of and executed for murdering a white girl.

In Clanton, Mississippi, the life of a ten-year-old is shattered by two drunken and remorseless men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhumane crime, until her African-American father acquires an assault rifle and takes justice into his own hands.

Presents information about the state of Mississippi, its nickname, motto, and emblems.