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PHOTOGRAPHY | SOUTHERN HISTORY TVA Photography, 1963–2008 Challenges and Changes in the Tennessee Valley Patricia Bernard Ezzell Photographs that document the recent evolution of a powerful government agency SSequel to TVA Photography: Thirty Years of Life in the Tennessee Valley, this book highlights the agency’s history in photography taken from 1963 through the present. TVA, a New Deal agency created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, celebrates its seventyfifth year in 2008. Photographs begin with President John F. Kennedy’s promising visit to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, on the occasion of TVA’s thirtieth anniversary. Within months, the president would be assassinated, and the country would face major social upheaval. Struggles related to civil rights, the Vietnam War, environmental awareness, and finally Watergate would strain the public’s faith in government. With the passage of environmental legislation such as the Clean Air Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act, TVA found itself in a new political and legislative climate. These new policies sometimes resulted in controversial actions, such as the development of a nuclear power program and the construction of Tellico Dam. Many of the decisions made in the 1960s and 1970s led to significant and, at times, difficult transitions in the agency in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, TVA continues its mission to improve the quality of life in the region. Through the use of photographs from the agency’s official records, this book documents a challenging and sometimes controversial era in TVA’s history. Patricia Bernard Ezzell is the historian and Native American liaison for the Tennessee Valley Authority. She is the author of TVA Photography: Thirty Years of Life in the Tennessee Valley. SEPTEMBER, 176 pages (approx.), 10 x 8 inches, 173 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index Unjacketed cloth $55.00S, 978-1-60473-083-8 Paper $25.00T, 978-1-60473-084-5 Photograph—Widows Creek Steam Plant (Alabama), courtesy TVA Archives RELATED Mississippi Liberal Through the Lens of the City A Biography of Frank E. Smith NEA Photography Surveys Dennis J. Mitchell of the 1970s Foreword by Mark Rice William F. Winter Cloth $48.00S, 978-1-57806-707-7 Cloth $38.00S, 978-1-57806-343-7 MISSISSIPPI HISTORY | HIGHER EDUCATION Golden Days Reminiscences of Alumnae, Mississippi State College for Women Southern Women’s Institute, Mississippi University for Women Introduction by Bridget Pieschel GGolden Days includes twenty oral histories of women who graduated from Mississippi State College for Women (now Mississippi University for Women) at least fifty years ago. From Mary Ellen Weathersby Pope’s (1926) description of a teaching career beginning just before the 1927 Delta flood to Juanita McCown Hight’s (1934) account of campus conversations with violinist Jascha Heifetz and writer/adventurer Richard Halliburton, these stories illustrate the profound influence of the nation’s first public college for women on the lives of the storytellers. Vivid reminiscences about life on campus recall a different world of blue uniforms, rigid rules, and demanding faculty. Even after many decades, these women still clearly remember particular teachers who inspired and pushed them to succeed, midnight dormitory pranks played on long-suffering “social advisers,” and the spring Zouave marching drills directed by the indomitable Emma Ody Pohl. Whether they graduated in 1926 or 1956, there is a common thread running through these memories: an appreciation for academic life, strong leadership, cultural experiences that enriched lives, a recognition that the university gave self-confidence to pursue unusual or difficult careers, and a gratitude for remarkable friendships which have lasted a lifetime. The Southern Women’s Institute of Mississippi University for Women provides a foundation for research and inclusive outreach through the study of women in both traditional and non-traditional roles. The Institute’s research focuses on the history of MUW and the position women hold in the culture and foundation of the South both today and in the future. Bridget Pieschel is professor of English at Mississippi University for Women and director of the Southern Women’s Institute. She is the author of Loyal Daughters: One Hundred Years at Mississippi University for Women, 1884–1984 (University Press of Mississippi). NOVEMBER, 384 pages (approx.), 6 x 9 inches, 20 b&w illustrations, introduction, index Cloth $35.00S, 978-1-60473-097-5 Published for Mississippi University for Women RELATED Maroon and White Mississippi State University, 1878–2003 Michael B. Ballard Cloth $35.00S, 978-1-57806-999-6 The University of Mississippi A Sesquicentennial History DAVID G. SANSING Cloth $40.00S, 978-1-57806-091-7 Fond recollections from students who attended America’s first public college for women from 1926 to 1957 14 University Press of Mississippi Call 1-800-737-7788 to order toll-free.
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES | MISSISSIPPI | POLITICS Reminiscences of an Active Life The Autobiography of John Roy Lynch John Roy Lynch Edited and with an introduction by John Hope Franklin BBorn into slavery on a Louisiana plantation, John Roy Lynch (1847–1939) came to adulthood during the Reconstruction Era and lived a public-spirited life for over three decades. His political career began in 1869 with his appointment as justice of the peace. Within the year, he was elected to the Mississippi legislature and was later elected Speaker of the House. At age twenty-five, Lynch became the first African American from Mississippi to be elected to the United States Congress. He led the fight to secure passage of the Civil Rights Bill of 1875. In 1884, he was elected temporary chairman of the Eighth Republican National Convention and was the first black American to deliver the keynote address, an occasion that would not be repeated until 1968. His autobiography, Reminiscences of an Active Life, reflects Lynch’s thoughtful and nuanced understanding of the past and of his own experience. The book, written when he was ninety, challenges a number of traditional arguments about Reconstruction. In his experience, African Americans in the South The memoir of an accomplished politician and the first African American from Mississippi elected to the United States Congress competed on an equal basis with whites; the state governments were responsive to the needs of the people; and race was not always a decisive factor in the politics of Reconstruction. The autobiography, which would not be published until 1970, provides rich material for the study of American politics and race relations during Reconstruction. It sheds light on presidential patronage, congressional deals, and personality conflicts among national political figures. Lynch’s childhood reflections reveal new dimensions to our understanding of black experience during slavery and beyond. An introduction by John Hope Franklin puts Lynch’s public and private lives in the context of his times and provides an overview of how Reminiscences of an Active Life came to be written. John Roy Lynch is the author of The Facts of Reconstruction. John Hope Franklin is professor emeritus of history at Duke University and the author of From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans, Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation, and other books. NOVEMBER, 566 pages (approx.), 5½ x 9 inches, introduction, index Paper $35.00D, 978-1-60473-114-9 RELATED Robert G. Clark’s Journey to the House A Black Politician’s Story Will D. Campbell Cloth $28.00S, 978-1-57806-526-4 POLITICS | MISSISSIPPI A Time to Speak Speeches by Jack Reed Danny McKenzie F For more than fifty years, Jack Reed, Sr. (b. 1924) has been a voice of reason in Mississippi—speaking from his platform as a prominent businessman and taking leadership roles in education, race relations, economic and community development, and even church governance. Hardly one to follow the status quo, Reed always delivered his speeches with a large dose of good cheer. His audiences, though, did not always reciprocate, especially in his early years when he spoke out on behalf of public education and racial equality. His willingness to participate in civic affairs and his oratorical skills led him to leadership roles at state, regional, and national levels—including the presidency of the Mississippi Economic Council, chairmanship of President George H. W. Bush’s National Advisory Council on Education, and charter membership on the United Methodist Church Commission on Religion and Race. A Time to Speak brings together more than a dozen of Reed’s speeches over a fifty-year period (1956–2007). The Tupelo businessman discusses the events surrounding his talks about race relations within his church, his deep involvement in education with his close friend Governor William Winter and with President George H. W. Bush, and his own campaign for governor as a Republican in 1987. Danny McKenzie places this original material in historical context. A Time to Speak illustrates how a private citizen with courage can effect positive change. Danny McKenzie, a veteran Mississippi newspaper columnist, is the assistant to the president for marketing and development at Blue Mountain College. He is the author of Matters of the Spirit: Human, Holy, and Otherwise. FEBRUARY, 192 pages (approx.), 5½ x 8½ inches, 12 b&w illustrations, introduction, index Cloth $30.00S, 978-1-60473-130-9 Photograph—Jack Reed, Sr., courtesy the Reed family RELATED The Measure of Our Days Writings of William F. Winter Edited by Andrew P. Mullins, Jr. Cloth $30.00S, 978-1-57806-914-9 A career–spanning selection of talks by a leader who dared to call for change Mississippi Politics The Struggle for Power, 1976–2006 Jere Nash and Andy Taggart Foreword by John Grisham Cloth $32.00T, 978-1-57806-907-1 Call 1-800-737-7788 to order toll-free. University Press of Mississippi 15
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