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In the Name of the Father

Phillippe Wamba

African Fife and drum music was historically at the center of black musical and social culture in North East Mississippi hill country and other Southern communities dating back to the birth of the nation. But with the passing of time and traditions, master fife player Otha Turner, at age 92, now heads the last African fife and drum band in Mississippi. Turner is teaching the music to his grandchildren in the hopes that future generations will preserve one of the oldest known forms of African-American folk music.

African-American Music from the Mississippi Hill Country: “They Say Drums was a-Calling”

Bill Steber

Jose Santos (left) and Salvador Valdez (right) in a Hidalgo jail this spring. These traveling stamp salesmen were falsely accused of kidnaping in rural Mexico. Photo by Jorge Muedano

Lynching in Huejutla

Sam Quinones

Powell At The Supreme Court

Wil Haygood

A Chairman’s Glory and Pain

Wil Haygood

Powell and Eisenhower

Wil Haygood

The Rise of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Wil Haygood

The Marginal Men

Richard Critchfield

It’s a Revolution All Right

Richard Critchfield

How Lonely Sits The City – Part II

Richard Critchfield