Mississippi Moments Podcast

Mississippi musicians Wakefield "Big Moody" Coney, Sam Chapman, and Melvin Stacks share their feelings about the blues. (photo of Big Moody Coney)

Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker describe their encounter with a UFO while they were fishing near the Pascagoula River in 1973.

Lamar Gray of Gulfport, Elizabeth Brewton of Vancleave, and John Mason of St. Martin reflect on the impact of the storm.

John Mason of St. Martin and Barry Jones of Gulfport describe their narrow escape as Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast.

Dr. Gilbert Mason remembers efforts in 1960 and 1963 to integrate Biloxi beaches.

Fannie Lou Hamer speaks about her involvement with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and advocacy for African American voting rights in Mississippi. (photo of Ms. Hamer holding sign)

State representative Alyce Griffin Clarke relates her experiences as the first African American female legislator in Mississippi. 

Mary Anderson Pickard and William Anderson, children of famed Gulf Coast artist Walter Anderson, recall their father's demeanor and his admiration for ecology. (self-portrait of Walter Anderson)

John G. Anderson and Leif Anderson, children of famed Gulf Coast artist Walter Anderson, remember their father's devotion to the Gulf Coast. (photo of Walter Anderson with one of his pots, 1934)

Lounett Gore remembers sharecropping and the great migration during World War I.

William J. Simmons, M.W. Hamilton, and Erle Johnston recall both the influence and organizational faults of the White Citizens Council in Mississippi.  (photo of White Citizens Council operative on right with camera at voting site)