The Hurricane of '38 |
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The material damage of the storm has been calculated to be $4.7 billion in 2001 dollars. Six hundred and eighty lives were lost in the destruction and rising waters.
The Hurricane of '38 |
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On November 1, 1870, weather forecasts for the eastern United States were being issued for the first time, although these were just 24 hours ahead.
The Hurricane of '38 |
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Hurricanes are among earth's most ferocious natural forces. But how do these swirling weather patterns develop?
Fatal Flood |
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Footage from the 1927 flood, including shots of workers and aerial views of the flooding.
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What was it like for the residents of the Mississippi Delta in spring 1927, as torrential rains fell and the river rose steadily to flood stage?
Fatal Flood |
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Percy ran both his law practice and plantations with a vengeance, and by the early 1900s he controlled plantations exceeding 20,000 acres.
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Will Percy attended Harvard Law School and returned home to practice law in the family's firm in Greenville, Mississippi as was expected of him.
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Elected Governor of Mississippi in 1903, James K. Vardaman rode to power on a wave of white populism and racist politics.
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The Colored Advisory Commission's second report revealed that the government relief effort had made little progress in helping African Americans in the flooded areas.
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Mississippi was a hostile place for African Americans in the first part of the 20th century.
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In 1879 Congress created the Mississippi River Commission to oversee federal funds for flood control.
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At its inception, sharecropping in the Delta held the promise of a decent standard of living and independence.
