Black Life in Mississippi

Julius E. Thompson is Director of the Black Studies Program and Associate Professor of History at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

• Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Hiram Rhodes Revels, 1827-1901: A Reappraisal Chapter 4 The Black Press in Mississippi, 1865-1980 Chapter 5 The Distribution of Lynch Victims in Mississippi, 1865-1966 Chapter 6 The Size and Composition of Alcorn A. & M. College Alumni, 1871-1930 Chapter 7 The Black Poet in Mississippi, 1900-1980 Chapter 8 The Contemporary Black Press as an Outlet for the Work of Black Mississippi Poets, The Role of the Jackson Advocate, 1980-1985 Chapter 9 Conclusion Chapter 10 Appendixes Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index