Black Land Ownership
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The Merchant King of Newton: The Rise and Ruin of W.B. Richardson, Sr.
History has a way of softening the edges of power. In the 1936 obituaries and the…
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The Merchant’s Ledger: M.J.L. Hoye and the Harvesting of Newton County
For generations, the “Yesterday in Newton” columns have preserved a familiar story about Matthew John Lucas…
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The Vanishing Class
In the quiet, dust-coated record rooms of Newton County, history isn’t found in the grand proclamations…
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The Long Road Home: Debt, Foreclosure, and the Resilience of the Evans Family
In the history of Newton County, few stories illustrate both the vulnerability and resilience of African…
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The Master of the Deed: How Allen Rigsby Outpaced the Crop-Lien System
In the history of Newton County, Mississippi, we often hear about the promise of “Forty Acres…