Mississippi: Hungry to Hear Our History

Lisa Billy

Lisa describes participating in a Chautauqua organized by the University of Mississippi in about 2000. She portrayed a Chickasaw, an African American portrayed a black slave and a man who portrayed a European explorer. They took the program around southern Mississippi and the production is archived at the Ole Miss library.

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