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Selected Essays in Black History: The Bouquet
The Wife of His Youth The Case of the Negro The Bouquet by Charles W. Chesnutt Mary Myrover's friends were somewhat surprised when she began to teach a colored school. Miss…John Bell WILLIAMS, Congress, MS (1918-1983)
WILLIAMS John Bell , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Raymond, Hinds County, Miss., December 4, 1918; attended the public schools; was graduated from Hinds Junior College, Raymond, Miss…Gillespie V. (Sonny) MONTGOMERY, Congress, MS (1920-2006)
MONTGOMERY Gillespie V. (Sonny) , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Miss., August 5, 1920; graduated from the McCallie School, Chattanooga, Hamilton County,…Gregg HARPER, Congress, MS (1956)
HARPER Gregg , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., June 1, 1956; graduated from Pearl High School, Pearl, Miss., 1974; B.S., Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss…HENRY, Patrick, Congress, MS (1843-1930)
HENRY Patrick , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Cynthia, Madison County, Miss., February 12, 1843; attended the common schools, Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss., Madison College,…William Meyers COLMER, Congress, MS (1890-1980)
COLMER William Meyers , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Moss Point, Jackson County, Miss., February 11, 1890; attended the public schools and Millsaps College at Jackson, Miss.; taught…Bennie THOMPSON, Congress, MS (1948)
THOMPSON Bennie , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Bolton, Hinds County, Miss., January 28, 1948; B.A., Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Miss., 1968; M.S., Jackson State University, Jackson,…Prentiss Lafayette WALKER, Congress, MS (1917-1998)
WALKER Prentiss Lafayette , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Taylorsville, Smith County, Miss., August 23, 1917; attended the public schools of Las Cruces, N. Mex., and Taylorsville…Hiram Rhodes REVELS, Congress, MS (1827-1901)
Senate Years of Service: 1870-1871 Party: Republican REVELS Hiram Rhodes , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., on September 27, 1827; attended Beech Grove…Thomas Jefferson BUSBY, Congress, MS (1884-1964)
BUSBY Thomas Jefferson , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Short, Tishomingo County, Miss., July 26, 1884; attended the common schools of his native city, Oakland College, Yale, Miss.,…