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583 Index A Abbeville, 161, 179 Aberdeen, 111, 173, 192, 197 Abolition, 104, 110–11, 126, 144, 149, 152 Adams, John: and Andrew Ellicott, 48; and Winthrop Sargent, 53 Adams County, 158; and territorial taxes, 79 Agriculture, 119–20 Alcorn, James L., 155, 167, 180, 182, 187, 193, 194, 197, 199, 202, 204, 211, 219; governor ’s oath, 198; in legislature, 171 Alcorn College, 236, 396 Alexander, Margaret Walker, 500 Alford, Bessie C., 300, 344 Allain, Bill, 505, 506, 519 American Missionary Association (AMA), 192–93 Ames,Adelbert, 196, 203–7, 212, 214 Ames, Blanche, 205–6 Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching, 300, 345 Ayers, Jake, 487 B Babesiosis (Texas fever), 310–11 Bailey, Thomas Lowery, 312 Balance Agriculture with Industry (BAWI), 345–46, 349, 457 Baldwin, Joseph Glover, Flush Times of Alabama and Mississippi, 136 Banking in Mississippi, 105–6 Banks, Charles, 294–95, 300, 314 Baptist church: on slavery, 109, 150; and women, 62 Barbour, Haley: apology to Freedom Riders , 534; gubernatorial re-election, 530; and Hurricane Katrina, 529; and national Republican Party, 527 Barfoot,Van T., 368, 376 Barksdale, Ethelbert, 182, 199, 228 Barnett, Ross, 429, 446, 450, 462; and Citizens Council, 431; and Freedom Riders in Parchman, 436; integration of University of Mississippi, 442–43; and Kennard in Parchman, 432; withdrawal from Democratic Party, 451 Barry,William S., 153, 172 Bates, Gladys Noel, 396–97 Beard, Fred L., 424 Bell, John, 100–101 Bell, Rieves, 376 Bethel (Woodville), 60 Bienville, Jean Baptiste LeMoyne, 16–20, 22–25 Bilbo, Theodore G., 268–73, 275; and Birkhead lawsuit, 315; bribery charges against, 273; condemnation of vices, 307; defense of segregation, 375; as Democratic Party demagogue, 246; distribution of The Race Question, 421; early career, 268–69; first term as governor, 278; Free Lance, 326; on government reform, 275–76, 307; Greater Liberia bill, 375, 385; on illegal voting activity, 268; incarceration, 315–16; investigation on corruption charges, 313; offensive language of, 270; and Walker Percy, 270–71; pistolwhipping by John J. Henry, 271; run for governor, 275; senate investigation of, 269; support of farmers, 308; and tick dipping law, 310–12; Vardaman support, 270 584 | Index Birkhead, Frances, 315 Black and Tan Convention, 195–98; constitution , 202, 243 Black voters, 196, 385–87 Blackmon, Barbara, 528 Blackmon, Ed, 521 Blaine, James G., 228 Block, Sam, 445 Bodron, Ellis, 481, 485 Borinski, Ernst, 418–20, 459 Bourbons, 217, 240, 243–46, 252–53, 278, 336, 347 Bramlett, Leon, 500 Brandon, Gerard C., 108 Bratton, Theodore DuBose, 283; and CIC, 344; on race, 286 Brewer, Earl, 256, 272–75, 344–45 Brewer, Minnie, 272–73 Brewer,Walter C., 195 Brown,Albert Gallatin, 124–28, 132, 148–49, 193–94 Brown, James, 137 Brown, John, 152 Brown, Matt, 246–47 Browne, Montforte, 28 Bruce, Blanche K., 214, 219–20, 228, 238 Bruin, Peter, 53, 58, 67–70 Bryant, Carolyn, 405–7 Bryant, Roy, 408 Burgess, John, 508–9 Burgin,William G.“Bill,” Jr., 507 Burkitt, Frank, 253–56, 263; The Wool Hat, 253 Burr,Aaron, 67–70, 72 C Cameron, Joel, 93, 112 Campbell,Will, 418 Campbell’s Code, 232 Carmichael, Gil, 481, 500 Carpetbaggers, 194, 203, 216, 224, 372, 392 Carson, James Green, 137 Carter, Hodding, 381, 399, 422, 472, 490 Carter, Hodding, III, 422, 459, 463, 480 Carter, Napoleon, 283 Casino industry, 517–18, 522–23, 530; Kefauver investigation of, 517 Cass, Lewis, 143–44 Cat Island, 363 Catfish industry, 512–13 Chalmers, James R., 235 Chaney, James, 451–52, 468 Chester, Peter, 28–29, 36 Chicaza, 10–11 Chickasaw Indians, 23–25 Customs, 14; deer trade, 26; slavery, 14, 17, 100 Chinese in Mississippi Delta, 291–94 Chisholm, Emily, 222 Chisholm,William Wallace, 221–22 Choctaw Baptist Association, 289–90 Choctaw Indians, 11–15, 17, 19–28, 35; burial rituals, 13, 77, 89; customs, 14; food, 21–22; population loss, 17; race, 290– 91; second removal, 281, 290; women’s status, 13 Citizens Councils, 403, 409; and clergy, 421; growth, 404–5 Civil rights, media coverage of, 424 Civil Rights Act, 453, 457, 460 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 339–40, 383 Clark, John, 343–45 Clark, Robert G., 463, 504, 505, 515, 521 Clay, Lloyd, 299 Clear, Silas, and Mary Jane Kelley, 189 Clower, Jerry, 501 Cochran, Larry, 512–13 Cochran, Thad, 481–82, 489, 506 Colbert, Levi, 100 Cole’s Creek, 8, 59 Colleges and universities, 236; race relations at, 418–20 Collier, Holt, 138, 157–60, 174, 213–14, 262–63, 303...
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