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My article on George Metcalfe featured on BlackPast.org

I’m delighted to share my latest entry for the online encyclopedia, BlackPast.org.  This one is a profile of civil rights leader George Metcalfe.

#GeorgeMetcalfe #CivilRights #VisitNatchez #NatchezHistory #MississippiHistory #BlackHistory #NatchezCulturalLegacy

#GeorgeMetcalfe #CivilRights #VisitNatchez #NatchezHistory #MississippiHistory #NatchezCulturalLegacy #BlackHistory

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Robert Edward Lee #Statues #RobertELee #History #GeneralLee #ManofManyHats #CivilWar #Mechanic #Artist #Farmer #Sun #MexicanAmericanWar #Confederate #SculptureArt #PeopleFromVirginia #Noir #Art #Monuments #MississippiHistory #BlackandWhitePhotography #Noir #AmericanHistory #Pennsylvania #Military #General #GettysburgBattlefield #GettysburgPA #Monochromatic #Fall #Rain #Photography #GilbertKingElisa (at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU50wYdFPi8/?utm_medium=tumblr

#statues #robertelee #history #generallee #manofmanyhats #civilwar #mechanic #artist #farmer #sun #mexicanamericanwar #confederate #sculptureart #peoplefromvirginia #noir #art #monuments #mississippihistory #blackandwhitephotography #americanhistory #pennsylvania #military #general #gettysburgbattlefield #gettysburgpa #monochromatic #fall #rain #photography #gilbertkingelisa

[shanejuan]

Russell, the grandson of Howling Wolf, is a regular client... thank you for choosing us. #MississippiBlues #mississippibluestrailmarkers #mississippimusician #mississippihistory #VehicleGraphics #FleetGraphics #windowgraphics #CutVinyl #CutGraphics #FC8600_130 @graphtecamerica (at McNair Signs & Graphics) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBUjb4Fhdm5/?igshid=1wntwfw8jr5ly

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[hickoryridgestudio]

And on this note I'm going to bed. I'm hopefully nearing the end of a new Stories of the South post for my blog. I really fell down the rabbit hole of research and now know way more about this subject than any lay person probably should. Soon and very soon it will be done! Look for this one to be at least a two part if not three part post. Absolutely ready to have this monster done and on to something new. #storiesofthesouth #blogging #editing #writing #mississippihistory

#writing #blogging #editing #storiesofthesouth #mississippihistory

[thespeedstable-blog]

"Ole Sneaky Snake" and his Chevy powered #66 JR. Pat Barrett was a Mississippi dirt track racing pioneer in a thriving scene that stretched from the Gulf Coast to Memphis from the 1940's through the 1980's. #startup #dirttrackracing #speedbowl #stockcar #speedjournal #mississippi #mississippidirttrack #jacksonspeedbowl #mississippihistory #mississippisportshalloffame #vintageracing #chevypower #vintagestockcar #jacksonmississippi #dirttrack #goodoleboys (at Jackson Motor Speedway)

#speedjournal #mississippidirttrack #speedbowl #stockcar #mississippi #dirttrack #goodoleboys #vintagestockcar #jacksonmississippi #dirttrackracing #jacksonspeedbowl #66 #mississippihistory #mississippisportshalloffame #vintageracing #startup #chevypower

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🏈 #FrankDowsing is #MississippiState’s first black football player, but is almost unknown today... #undefeatedsports #undefeatedculture #football #integration #blackhistory #sportshistory #mississippihistory 🏈 #americanhistory #lgbtq #lgbthistory #collegefootball http://ift.tt/2luVBWJ

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[roscoebarnes3]

Civil Rights Leader George Metcalfe’s Obituary

George Metcalfe's obit appeared in the April 27 - May 3, 1989, issue of The Monroe Dispatch -------------- George Metcalfe was the president of the Natchez branch of the NAACP when he survived an attempted assassination by the KKK. His car was bombed by the Klan on Aug. 27, 1965.

I’m happy to report that I finally have a copy of Metcalfe’s obituary that appeared in the April 27 – May 3, 1989, issue of The Monroe Dispatch (Monroe, La.). I am grateful to Rebecca Wolfe of Ouachita Parish Public Library for her assistance in making this information available.

I learned of the obit’s publication through FindaGrave.com. In the interest of clarity for the readers of this page, I’m writing it out in the space below.

Homegoing Services for Bro. George Metcalfe

During the integration crisis during the ‘60s, Brother George Metcalfe marched side by side in Mississippi with the Evers Brothers Charles and the late Medgar Evers according to Dispatch sources.

Brother Metcalfe was funeralized in the Peter Rock Baptist Church on Tuesday, April 25, Rev. F. D. Nash officiated. Brother Metcalfe’s homegoing was unexpected Friday, April 21, 1989 at his residence at 2117 Evans Ave.

Bro. Metcalfe leaves to cherish his memories four daughters: Georgia Lue Miller, Lottie Arnold, Bobbie Jean Gilbert, all of Los Angeles, Beatrice Smith, Wisner, La.; one son: Jimmy Metcalfe, Los Angeles, Ca.: 5 sisters: Earnestine Metcalfe, Florence Metcalfe, Martha Harris, of Monroe, La., Bertha Brass, Wisner, La., Barbara Gibson, Los Angeles, Ca.: 10 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

#GeorgeMetcalfe #CivilRights #BlackHistory #VisitNatchez #NatchezCulturalLegacy #NatchezHistory #MississippiHistory #BlackStudies #AfricanAmericanStudies #KKK #KuKluxKlan #WhiteSupremacy

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12 years ago today: Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf Coast. In a house being torn apart by hurricane winds, this clock stopped at 9:27 a.m. At that time, the eye wall's ferocious eastern wind bands were just reaching out for the seaside residential community of Waveland, Mississippi. Smithsonian collectors found the clock in a field. Nearby uprooted trees and leveled houses told the tale of what happened before and after this timepiece left the kitchen wall on which it once ticked. Today, the clock is in the museum's collection, along with photographs documenting the affected areas, a chunk of a levee wall, a jazz clarinet, a mailbox from a home that once stood at 2005 Lizardi Street in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, and more. Why did we decide to send a team to collect after Hurricane Katrina? Hear from the curator who led the team on our blog: http://s.si.edu/KatrinaTeam (Link in profile.) If you have memories of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, consider sharing them with the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank. To everyone affected by Hurricane Harvey, all of us here at the museum are thinking about you and sending you support in the ways that we can. #AmericanHistory #HurricaneKatrina #HurricaneRita #NewOrleans #LouisianaHistory #GulfCoast #GulfCoastHistory #MississippiHistory http://ift.tt/2wloSrC

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[roscoebarnes3]

Observing the 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer

My latest column is about the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer and how MDAH plans to commemorate this Important event.

See the image or follow the link below.

#FreedomSummer #CivilRights #VisitNatchez #BlackHistory #NatchezCulturalLegacy #NatchezHistory #MississippiHistory

#FreedomSummer #CivilRights #BlackHistory #VisitNatchez #MississippiHistory #NatchezHistory #NatchezCulturalLegacy #DorieLadner

[roscoebarnes3]

Natchez Powwow regular will perform live at Sunday's (March 10, 2024) Oscars

If you watch the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, be sure to look for George, a Natchez Powwow regular.

He will give a live performance of his song, “Wahzhazhe: A Song for My People,” which is featured in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The song is nominated for Best Original Song.

#Oscars #Oscars2024 #ScottGeorge #Osage #OsageNation #NativeAmerican #VisitNatchez #NatchezHistory #MississippiHistory #NatchezPowwow #NatchezPowwow2024 #AcademyAwards #BestOriginalSong

[roscoebarnes3]

Overview of my Feb. 27, 2024, talk on Anne Moody

Moody was a rare voice in Mississippi. Many fought in the struggle, but few wrote, and even fewer left a historical record in their own words that remains in print. Her story matters for many reasons.

#AnneMoody #ComingOfAgeinMississippi #CivilRights #WomensHistoryMonth #NatchezHistoricalSociety #NatchezHistory #MississippiHistory #NatchezCulturalLegacy

[roscoebarnes3]

POWERPOINT: Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi: Why It Matters

This is the PowerPoint for my talk on Anne Moody, which was titled, “Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi: Why It Matters.” It was presented at the Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, meeting of the Natchez Historical Society at the Historic Natchez Foundation in Natchez, Miss.

#AnneMoody #ComingOfAgeinMississippi #BlackHistory #BlackWomen #MississippiHistory #NatchezHistory #VisitNatchez #NatchezCulturalLegacy

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Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi: Why It Matters

This is my presentation on the important contributions of Moody's book, Coming of Age in Mississippi (1968). It was presented at the Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, meeting of the Natchez Historical Society at the Historic Natchez Foundation in Natchez, Miss.

#AnneMoody #ComingOfAgeinMississippi #BlackHistory #BlackWomen #MississippiHistory #NatchezHistoricalSociety #NatchezHistory #VisitNatchez #NatchezCulturalLegacy

[roscoebarnes3]

More TV News Coverage!

We’re still receiving TV news coverage of historical sites in Natchez. Below is a link to an excellent story on Beulah Missionary Baptist Church. It is presented by WLBT 3 News reporter Quinton Smith, who did an exceptional job. I told him that he knocked it out of the park. Check it out.

#CivilRights #BlackHistory #BeulahMissionaryBaptistChurch #VisitNatchez #NatchezHistory #NatchezCulturalLegacy #MississippiHistory

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The Dr. John Banks House in Natchez, Miss., played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement

This is my first entry for the Mississippi Encyclopedia. It’s a short piece on the Dr. John Banks House, which played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement. I’m grateful to the editor for inviting me to write it.

#DrJohnBanksHouse #CivilRights #NatchezHistory #NatchezCulturalLegacy #MississippiHistory #BlackHistory

[roscoebarnes3]

Hear Dr. Roscoe Barnes III’s talk on Anne Moody’s “Coming of Age in Mississippi”

“Anne Moody’s astonishing life history is one of a girl who found grace and courage in the midst of poverty, bigotry and discrimination,” said Barnes. “She overcame the devastating forces of racism, suffered beatings and endured multiple incarcerations and even death threats in order to help make the world – and the state of Mississippi – a better place to live.”

#AnneMoody #ComingOfAgeinMississippi #BlackHistory #CivilRights #VisitNatchez #NatchezCulturalLegacy #MississippiHistory #NatchezHistory