In 1964 Mississippi, civil rights activists were fighting to dismantle deeply entrenched legal segregation and racism and the defenders of segregation were fighting back. On April 24, the Ku Klux Klan flexed its muscles by setting 61 crosses on fire around the state. By the time summer was over, Klan members had burned 20 black
Mississippi today is full of contrasts and contradictions. Along the state's border defined by the Mississippi River, you'll find tall casinos rising above old cotton farms, vast agricultural lands carved out of the old bottomland forests, a rich musical heritage that arose from great poverty, and antebellum towns and plantations, some in better shape than
The view of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, MS (photo taken Apr 2014). See more photos here. The Mississippi River at Vicksburg, MS
Inside Red's Lounge, Clarksdale, MS (photos taken Aug 2015). See more photos here. Reds Lounge; Clarksdale, MS Reds Lounge; Clarksdale, MS
Paddling through the floodplain forest during a typical spring rise; near Greenville, MS (photo taken April 2015). See more photos here. Paddling through the floodplain forest
Overlook #13 of 13: The Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi (photo taken Apr 2014). See more Pictures here. Looking down at the Mississippi River from Vicksburg, MS
