Category Archives: Age of Jim Crow

Mississippi John Hurt, The Yoda of the Blues (Blues Stories, 11)

Posted on November 1, 2013 by georgelamplugh

A Review of Philip R. Ratcliffe, Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2011. This entry in the University Press of Mississippi’s “American Made Music” series is very interesting, for several reasons. The … Continue reading →

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Teaching History “Backwards” (History Lesson Plans, 1)

Posted on October 15, 2013 by georgelamplugh

[NOTE: Sometimes teaching ideas come from odd sources. In 2007, for example, I asked the principals of our elementary, junior high, and high schools to reflect in the columns of Atlanta’s Finest Prep School’s (AFPS’s) History Department newsletter on the … Continue reading →

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