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The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi by Richard Grant

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

The most interesting town that is Natchez, Mississippi pulls on information from the past, while choosing to “forget” stories of strife and horror is truly interesting. For a town that believes it’s the only true town, there is a lot of pride within the Black and White community, while also being unwilling to look at its rich, deeply troubling history in its full entirety (from mainly the White communities). But at the same time, there were slight, slight instances of community amongst White and Black people, even in the most segregated of times, up until the publication of the book. It’s truly a history of small town charm and horror all wrapped in one.
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