Charley Pride
Charley Frank Pride was born in Sledge, Mississippi on March 18, 1938. His parents were Mack Pride and Tessie B. Stewart. As a child he grew up picking cotton on…
Tag: Mississippi Delta
Friars Point: A Prosperous Little Town 1889
On May 28, 1889 the Memphis Daily Appeal published a story about the county seat of Coahoma County. This snapshot from history survives today but most people have never had…
Story of a Delta Merchant Family
My family came to Lula around 1940 and started a farm on Flea Harbor Road. The Mississippi Delta offered only a few pathways to having a better life in those…
Tidbit 3
Blowing horns for hunting dogs Hunting horns arrived in America during colonial times. Although not used as much today, some hunters still practice this tradition. Dogs help hunters find their…
Ground Zero Blues Club
Any blues fan or just a fan of good food has to come see Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Opened in 2001 next to the Delta Blues Museum,…
Archibald Dobbins on the Run
On November 5, 1855 a dastardly incident took place in the small town of Friars Point in Coahoma County, Mississippi. Archibald Dobbins stabbed to death Littleton Tennill while the two…
“The Red Headed Bandit” Ira G. Allen
Masked gunman from the 1920s. On February 24, 1927 two masked men entered the central office of Standard Oil Company in Memphis, Tennessee armed with revolvers. Their intent was robbery…
Duncan “Dusty” Bullock: Baseball and the Rendezvous Lodge
Road Cop Doing his job. This is not a picture of Dusty Bullock, but gives you an idea of what he did for a living. Baseball and Road Policeman are…
