JACKSON, Miss. – History in Their Own Words is the title of the MPB Classics series for March 2021.
MPB Classics is a collection of original television programs by Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The programs document the local culture and history of Mississippi through literature, visual arts, folklore, music, storytellers and more.
Every month for the next three years, a new set of MPB Classics programs will be available for free on-demand viewing at video.mpbonline.org for two months. Afterward, they will be accessible through MPB Passport for paid subscribers.
The March 2021 MPB Classics series History in Their Own Words will be available for free on-demand viewing until May 30. The series includes the following:
- Return to the River: A Television Voyage (1993)
Take an hour-long journey down the Mississippi River examining how it has affected nearly every aspect of American, and especially Southern, culture. The film features musical and literary legends B.B. King, Eudora Welty, Mose Allison, Shelby Foote and Alex Haley. Narrated by James Earl Jones.
- Passover (1981)
Ed Asner hosts this exploration into the Jewish holiday’s origins in the Book of Exodus and the many ways it is celebrated around the world.
- The Last Confederates (1984)
After the Civil War, thousands of unreconstructed Confederates emigrated from the United States for a new country to call home. This half-hour documentary features their descendants recounting their families’ complicated relationship with their new home – Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Natchez (1982)
Residents of Natchez give their firsthand accounts of their hometown’s historical and cultural importance in this half-hour documentary. The film covers how life in Mississippi’s oldest municipality has changed, or in some cases has not changed, over the years.
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