Word: mississippian
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...like his fellow Mississippian, William Faulkner, Donald speaks of a personal ambivalence toward many of the region's values. He cites Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom! as one of the most eloquent expressions of "what it means to be a Southerner...
...weekend as rains began to pelt parts of the lower river valley and flash flood warnings went out for the entire state of Mississippi, but the rains mercifully let up, the warnings were canceled and riverbank residents returned to their normal activities-which include watching the river. As one Mississippian said, "Dat Ole Man sure ain't behavin' good-he's cutting...
...Oscar when at sixteen she played Helen Keller in this adaptation of William Gibson's play. CH. 56. 9 p.m. B-W. 2 hrs. Intruder in the Dust (1949) One of the better screen adaptations of Faulkner focuses on a young white's encounter with an old black Mississippian falsely accused of murder...
Sanders a native Mississippian will captain Harvard this season. As a reserve forward last year. Sanders came off the bench to give the squad added rebounding and scoring punch. He played the key role in Harvard's double overtime 102-100 victory over Columbus, when he scored the winning basket at the buzzer. Sanders has a fine jumper from the corner and last year hit over 50 per cent of his shots...
Your statement about the side-by-side burial of the general and his mistress raises an interesting point. The fact is that some slaves wanted to be buried close to their white families, and in many instances it was done. One Mississippian told me that in his family plot there is one slave's grave now completely surrounded by the family. All of this came about because masters and slaves sometimes developed a deep sense of affection and loyalty not depending necessarily upon an adulterous relationship...