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Meredith Etc will have a book sale at Jackson Cash and Carry’s Community Market, Sat. Jan. 27th.Meredith Etc books preserved at state library
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) accepted the following books: “Mary’s Story & Song” by Mary Haralson Coleman with Starkishia; “Social Justice and Christianity” by Rev. Dr. Louis Blake Hathorn; “My Brother J-Boy” by Hazel Janell Meredith; “Saving the Manatees” by JaNiya Wiliams, illustrated by Calla Ridgeway; and “Nashida: Visits the Smith Robertson Museum,” “James Meredith: Warrior and the America that created him” and “Odyssey” by Meredith Coleman McGee to preserve as archival resources.
MDAH, headquartered in the William F. Winter Archives and History Building on North Street near the Old Capitol Museum, was established in 1902. Visitors from around the world visit the MDAH to conduct research on Mississippi history.
We’re proud the works listed above have become a part of the State’s permanent collections.
“Nashida” made a splash with children
Girls from 3 to 14 identified with the character “Nashida.” Author Meredith Coleman McGee presented excerpts of “Nashida: Visits the Smith Robertson Museum” to children and adults this past Saturday at the Quisenberry Library in Clinton, Mississippi.
Seven year old Nashida narrates this story and shares history lessons with readers. She introduced readers to Smith Robertson, a former slave who was elected to public office in Jackson, Mississippi during Reconstruction (1865-1877), Richard Wright, a famous Black writer, who was the most famous graduate of the school, Medgar Evers, Mississippi’s top freedom fighter, Fannie Lou Hamer, a former SNCC spokesperson, James Meredith, the first Black to attend Ole Miss, and many other heros and sheroes of African descent.
The whole family will enjoy this book which presents real historic pictures collected from the achieves at the Library of Congress.
https://meredithetc.com/nashida/ Visit the book page for more information
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