Zelma Wyche – Fighter for Voting Rights
Zelma Wyche was a black Army veteran of World War II. He joined the military in 1943. Four years later, back at home, he had to fight for the right to vote. That war lasted over 15 years. Like many more »
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Why Milliken’s Bend has been forgotten
I’m often asked, why has Milliken’s Bend been so forgotten? There are a number of factors: Even at the time the fight at Milliken’s Bend occurred, June 7, 1863, it was quickly overshadowed by other larger and momentous events. Most more »
Book Review: American Uprising
I, for one, am impressed with Daniel Rasmussen’s American Uprising: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt, in which he tells the story of a slave uprising in 1811 in an area known as the “German Coast,” just north more »
M.W. Sims makes his escape
(continued from previous post) In early November 1863, Benjamin Sims traveled to Vicksburg to try to plead his case to Union authorities in person, but was turned away. He was told that his brother, M.W. Sims, was already steaming north more »
Benjamin Sims tries to rescue his brother
October was a trying time for Benjamin Sims. He had learned that his brother, M. W. (Milton Walker) Sims, a staff officer of Confederate general Paul Octave Hebert, had been captured by Union forces near Natchez in July. M.W. Sims more »