by Jim Beaugez | May 2025 | Articles, Vicksburg Voices
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...
by Lauchlin Fields | Feb 2025 | Vicksburg Voices
Celebrate Black History MonthUncover Your Roots at Catfish Row Museum Genealogy Workshop By Lauchlin Fields, LF Voices Collective Every family has a story, but many remain untold, hidden in old records, whispered among elders, or lost over time. As Vicksburg...
by Jim Beaugez | Feb 2025 | Vicksburg Voices
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....
by Jim Beaugez | Jan 2025 | Vicksburg Voices
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...
by Erica Hensley | Dec 2024 | Vicksburg Voices
Honoring the Rosenwald Legacy Vicksburg celebrates the impact of Rosenwald Schools and community-driven education through storytelling and preservation By Erica Hensley Growing up in Byhalia, just outside of Memphis, Alex McClarty passed the humble,...
by Jim Beaugez | Dec 2024 | Vicksburg Voices
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...
