Mississippi’s Great Depression experience is different from other regions around the country and a clear snapshot view of history potentially guides us to an informed pathway. Images of America: Mississippi in the Great Depression brings vivid illustrations that inform, engage, and tell significant stories from a past that peered forward to a bright and prosperous future.

​Diane Williams, renowned National Storyteller, author of The Life and Legacy of B.B. King: A Mississippi Blues Icon 
Enjoy the over 200 images of Mississippi and its diverse people during The Great Depression, and the stories and history connected to those images.  Great gratitude is given to  The Library of Congress, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and the individuals who contributed to this massive project. 

“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” Albert Camus 


“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”  Mahatma Gandhi 


“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson 

" How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?  You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye."  ​Matthew 7:4-5






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