Literature
Born in 1988, in Jackson, MS, where she was raised. When she was six years old, she witnessed a shootout. In an interview, she recounted how her mother took her to the library the following day to show her that "there was more to the world than what [she] saw that day". This inspired her to take up writing. She is best known for writing The Hate U Give.
Who is Angie Thomas?
Born in Tupelo, MS. First number-one hit was “Heartbreak Hotel.” Known as “The King of Rock and Roll.” The highest-selling solo artist of all-time.
Who is Elvis Presley?
The way we think about or do things.
What is culture?
Making useful and artistic objects by hand. Two examples are basketry and quilting.
What is Craftsmanship?
Born in Starkville, MS, he has been named by many sources as the greatest player in the history of the NFL. Played college football at Mississippi Valley State before playing in the NFL from 1985 to 2005. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
Who is Jerry Rice?
Born in New Albany, MS in 1897, he lived most of his life in Oxford. He is considered one of the world’s greatest authors, and is perhaps the most important American writer ever. He is known for his stories about a dark and decaying South and the decline of old Southern values.
Who is William Faulkner?
From Meridian. Nicknamed “The Father of Country Music” and the “Blue Yodeler.” Was the first person inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Who is Jimmie Rodgers?
Ideas that are passed on informally by storytellers, musicians, artists, and craftspeople.
What is folk culture?
Considered one of America’s premier watercolorists. His favorite themes were from nature, and he spent much of his time on Horn Island, a barrier island just offshore from his home in Ocean Springs, MS.
Who is Walter Anderson?
He was born in Columbia, MS 1954 and was a member of Mississippi’s first integrated high school class. During his college years at Jackson State University, he set several NCAA records and was a two-time All-American. A 2010 poll named him the fifth greatest NFL player of all time.
Who was Walter Payton?
He was born a child of sharecroppers near Natchez, MS in 1908. In 1927, he joined the Great Migration and moved to Chicago to escape the racism of his native South. In 1940 he wrote Native Son, which was an immediate success and the first best-selling book by a Black author.
Who is Richard Wright?
Born in Indianola. Won fifteen Grammy Awards. Was named the third greatest guitarist of all time.
Who is B.B. King?
Born in Memphis but lived in Charleston, MS and Greenwood, MS during his early childhood. His major movies include The Shawshank Redemption and his 2005 Oscar-winning performance in Million Dollar Baby. Because of his strong and melodious voice, he is one of America’s favorite narrators.
Who is Morgan Freeman?
He declared himself “The World’s Greatest Art Potter,” but others called him “The Mad Potter.” His pottery was very unique. He was also known for his “trick-photography.”
Who is George Ohr?
He was born in Drew, MS in 1949. He attended the University of Mississippi, where he played quarterback for the football team. In 1971, the New Orleans Saints selected him in the NFL draft. Participants in a 1999 poll chose him as Mississippi’s Athlete of the Century.
Who is Archie Manning?
She was born in Jackson, MS in 1909 and spent most of her life in Mississippi, which is the setting for most of her novels and short stories. She places great emphasis upon place and family in her novels and short stories.
Who is Eudora Welty?
This type of music was born in the Mississippi Delta when sharecroppers and day laborers put new English words to old African melodies.
What is Blues Music?
Born in Kosciusko, MS in 1954. Has achieved fame and fortune that is unparalleled in American history. Time magazine has called her “the world’s most powerful woman.”
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Was born in 1906 and grew up near Eupora. She decided to take up embroidery after her husband died. She used a European style of quilting.
Who is Ethel Wright Mohamed?
He is considered by many to be baseball’s fastest player. He was born in Starkville, MS in 1903. He is the first native-born Mississippian to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who is Cool Papa Bell?
One of America’s most successful playwrights, he was born in Columbus, MS in 1910. Many of his most successful plays have Mississippi or southern settings, and his characters speak a dialect and have manners that clearly reflect the Mississippi influence of his early youth. A central theme in many of his plays is the deceit and greed of mankind and the certainty of payback for those weaknesses.
Who is Tennessee Williams?
This type of music was a blending of the experiences of slavery, songs the slaves sang in their owners’ churches, and work songs in the cotton fields and on the railroads.
What are Spirituals?
Born in Greenville, the most widely known puppeteer in history created some of the world’s most lovable characters, including Kermit the Frog.
Who is Jim Henson?
Born in 1901 near Bentonia, Mississippi. Was taught to sew at the age of seven by her mother. She helped bring attention to the African folk roots of her quilting with bold and contrasting colors, asymmetrical design, and improvisation.
Who is Pecolia Warner?
She primarily competed in the long jump, 100 meters, and 200 meters. She competed at the 2016 Olympic Games. She competed collegiately for the University of Southern Mississippi and was a two-time long jump champion.
Who is Tori Bowie?