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The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War by Victoria E. Bynum, Between late 1863 itawamba county mississippi and mid-1864, an armed band of Confederate deserters battled Confederate cavalry in the Piney Woods region of Jones County, Mississippi. Calling themselves the Knight Company after their captain, Newton Knight, they set up headquarters in the swamps of the Leaf River, where, legend has it, they declared the Free State of Jones. The story of the Jones County rebellion is well known among Mississippians, itawamba county mississippi and debate over whether the county actually seceded from the state during the war has smoldered for more than a century. Adding further controversy to the legend is the story of Newt Knight's interracial romance with his wartime accomplice, Rachel, a slave. From their relationship there developed a mixed-race community that endured long after the Civil War had ended, itawamba county mississippi and the ambiguous racial identity of their descendants confounded the rules of segregated Mississippi well into the twentieth century. Victoria Bynum traces the origins itawamba county mississippi and legacy of the Jones County uprising from the American Revolution to the modern civil rights movement. In bridging the gap between the legendary itawamba county mississippi and the real Free State of Jones, she shows how the legend--what was told, what was embellished, itawamba county mississippi and what was left out--reveals a great deal about the South's transition from slavery to segregation; the racial, gender, itawamba county mississippi and class politics of the period; itawamba county mississippi and the contingent nature of history itawamba county mississippi and memory.
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1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi: A Mississippi Number Book Illustrated by Rick Anderson "1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi" is a fitting follow-up to its companion state alphabet book. This fun, colorful, itawamba county mississippi and superbly informative book teaches children about numbers using recognizable places, events, itawamba county mississippi and facts from their respective states. Numbers throughout the books are explained with simple rhyme for younger children itawamba county mississippi and are accompanied by detailed expository text for older learners. Michael Shoulders is a Federal Programs Supervisor for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System. His "Story Time" column appears every week in the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. He lives in Clarksville, Tennessee. Rick Anderson taught art for twenty-five years. His tenure in teaching included all levels from elementary through university, as well as workshops, itawamba county mississippi and seminars. Rick lives in Clinton, Mississippi.
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Itawamba County, Mississippi - Itawamba County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 22,770.
Mantachie, Mississippi - Mantachie is a town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,107.
Tremont, Mississippi - Tremont is a town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 390.
Fulton, Mississippi - Fulton is a city located in Itawamba County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,882.
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