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Visiting Pluto
Visiting Pluto by Joseph N Goodell As if being led by the hand through a looking glass into this wonderland of Mississippi, Richard Grant’s masterful Dispatches from Pluto genuinely involves a reader into his story. I had no more than … Continue reading
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A FAR CRY
Part three of The Last Slave Ship. Click here to read part two. http://porchscene.com/2017/01/09/unbroken/ A Far Cry by Gary Wright An 1861 federal court case, the US v. Byrnes Meaher, was brought against Timothy Meaher and John Dabey, … Continue reading
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Unbroken
Unbroken by Gary Wright “Unbroken” is part two in Gary Wright’s three-part series, “The Last Slaver Ship.” To read part one, “On a Distant Shore,” click here: http://porchscene.com/2016/11/28/on-a-distant-shore/ The rich, fertile savannah coastal area of West Africa became known as … Continue reading
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Tagged Africatown, alabama, black history, Gary Wright, slave history, southern history
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US 49
US 49 by Joe Goodell Half an hour north of Jackson, not far from the Big Black River, the casual rolling land gives way to a succession of tall, lush hills one after another, for twelve or … Continue reading
A Look at 2016
A Look at 2016 www.porchscene.com Our home—the South—is a beautiful, haunted, place that’s full of contradiction and mystery. Even those of us who have lived here for all or part of our lives have a hard time explaining it, or our … Continue reading
Merry Christmas, Navy!
Merry Christmas, Navy! By Gary Wright “Atta boy, Clarence,” —It’s a Wonderful Life In order to ascribe the fullest meaning to this story, you have to know that every word of the account is true. Christmas 2014 was a … Continue reading
The Color of December in the South
The Color of December around the South Regattas, beautiful gardens, antique holiday books, historic homes, a Dickens Christmas, drinks in the lobby of the Peabody, and Christmas bonfires on the levee—from New Orleans to Lutcher. There’s plenty to do all … Continue reading
ON A DISTANT SHORE
In a three-part series, Gary Wright tells the story of “Clotilda”—the last slaving ship On a Distant Shore by Gary Wright “You cannot play God without becoming acquainted with the Devil.” —Jonathan Nolan, ‘Westworld, the Series’ (Remnants of the … Continue reading
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So He Built a Wall
So He Built a Wall by Deborah Fagan Carpenter We all know the story of the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth. After enduring a harsh year, the settlers prepared a dinner to celebrate their survival, and Native Americans nearby were … Continue reading
RODNEY
Rodney by Joe Goodell The ill fortunes of Rodney, Mississippi played out like a marauding storm. There were the yellow fever epidemics, two ravaging fires, the War, of course, and later, the floods of 1927 and 2011. But the … Continue reading
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Tagged exploring the south, Mississippi, Mississippi Delta, southern history, the south
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