Jackson, Mississippi, resident Velma Warner says the city's most recent flooding brings up memories of two years past, when Pearl River floods forced many in the Canton Club neighborhood of Northeast Jackson to leave their homes. Though Warner and her family had time to prepare their home for ...
Born in Mississippi as a slave on Aug. 15, 1818, Mason learned to develop skills in child care and medicine. When her master moved his family and slaves to the free state of California in 1848, Mason was successfully able to sue for her and her family's freedom. ...