Delta Narratives

I am aware of all the people that make it possible for black people, black women to navigate spaces with more freedom than before. It also inspires me to be conscious of "doors" that I can help open for those after me.

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There were ten of them all together, spanning almost three generations. Some shuffled into the room using canes, others hopped down the stairs and beelined for the breakfast table, but none of them came alone. They helped each other to their seats, they served each other food, they laughed together. And when the first speaker took the podium, they all turned towards the front together and t

They’re brought together by a love for each other, and more than that by a love for this place: the Mississippi delta. The delta was the birthplace of the civil rights movement, of the blues, of many iconic American figures and much of American culture. But it is also a place of deep poverty and oppression, an image which for many years has eclipsed it’s rich history and contributions to our country.

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They’re brought together by a love for each other, and more than that by a love for this place: the Mississippi delta. The delta was the birthplace of the civil rights movement, of the blues, of many iconic American figures and much of American culture. But it is also a place of deep poverty and oppression, an image which for many years has eclipsed it’s rich history and contributions to our country.

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They’re brought together by a love for each other, and more than that by a love for this place: the Mississippi delta. The delta was the birthplace of the civil rights movement, of the blues, of many iconic American figures and much of American culture. But it is also a place of deep poverty and oppression, an image which for many years has eclipsed it’s rich history and contributions to our country.

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They’re brought together by a love for each other, and more than that by a love for this place: the Mississippi delta. The delta was the birthplace of the civil rights movement, of the blues, of many iconic American figures and much of American culture. But it is also a place of deep poverty and oppression, an image which for many years has eclipsed it’s rich history and contributions to our country.