Delta Narratives

In February 2024, the first cohort of the Mississippi Delta Cultural Heritage Ambassadors Program Pilot met in the Trustmark Community Room. Over the next 8 months, these 10 cohort members will learn the fundamentals of cultural heritage interpretation from some of the field’s top professionals, including National Park Service interpreters and local Mississippi Delta interpretation practitioners.

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Agency.

OUR AMBASSADORS.

Dream it

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Build it

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Grow it

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Dream it • Build it • Grow it •

“People in the South have been traumatized, authenticity opens up the door for sharing.”—Dr. Timla Washington

“The spirit of the Delta can be translated anywhere.”—Layla Young

“It’s about interpreting information and conveying the idea of that information from one generation to another.”—Charles Young

“There was no healing in the heat of history.”—Dr. Timla Washington

“Everyone was enriching themselves from the diamonds, except those who lived there.”—Charles Young

“If anything can come along with what we’re doing is so that as the tide rises, eventually some of these impoverished communities that have endured these years of struggle, yet can begin to rise from the fruits of their struggle.”—Charles Young

“You never know when you may be delivering the right message, at the right time to encourage someone.”—Charles Young

“This community has a story, and it’s open for the telling.”—Rj Fitzpatrick

“We need to capitalize from what we have done; the enriching power of our struggle.”—Charles Young

“Coming to Mississippi and engulfing yourself in the community life is one the best ways to experience the Delta.”—Amana Wallace

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