Kuhn Memorial Civil Rights Park

Kuhn Memorial Civil Rights Park

Kuhn Memorial Civil Rights Park to engage Vicksburg in community storytelling On the city’s Bicentennial, a local group is revitalizing the historic park By Jim Beaugez On the grounds of a former hospital in one of America’s most historic cities, a community is...
Honoring Peter Crosby

Honoring Peter Crosby

Bicentennial Vicksburg Voices: Honoring Peter Crosby at Catfish Row Museum A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience in Reconstruction-Era Vicksburg By Jim Beaugez The surrender of Vicksburg by Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton to Union forces led by Maj. Gen....
Unsung Heroes of Vicksburg: U.S.C.T.

Unsung Heroes of Vicksburg: U.S.C.T.

Unsung Heroes: On the trail of the U.S. Colored Troops in Vicksburg Researchers uncover records of Black soldiers who served during the Union’s Vicksburg campaign By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500...
Vicksburg’s Academy Model

Vicksburg’s Academy Model

How Vicksburg Warren School District’s ‘academy’ approach is building intergenerational opportunity As the city of Vicksburg approaches its bicentennial, we look back on the evolution of education.   By Jim Beaugez When history and memory are reduced to internet...
Vicksburg Voices

Vicksburg Voices

Vicksburg Voices to rise during city’s bicentennial New initiative will tell lesser-known stories from 200 years of Vicksburg history   By Jim Beaugez In the leadup to Vicksburg’s bicentennial in 2025, a new project called Vicksburg Voices will reach into the...