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Nearing Vicksburg

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on . Posted in Featured, General, Racism to Reconciliation.

I drove the narrow, wooded road until nearing Vicksburg where the green overhang opened up to cotton and soybean fields. The road into town, Clay Street, drops you right off at the Vicksburg National Park. The Civil War siege of Vicksburg, and the city’s July 4th, 1863, surrender gave Union forces control over the Mississippi […]

Achievements

ACHIEVEMENTS THE LATEST I’ve been doing oral story telling, y’all. Moth-like storytelling where you tell your story, no notes. I was selected to tell my story at the Wild Goose Festival (after a video audition–so embarrassing.) I’ve also done Story Slam hosted by The Arts, Hancock Council. This last time at 100 Men Hall we […]