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It’s in the Voices

Clinton Bagley revisits his first interview from Mississippi’s Washington County Oral History Program. Amongst the files, one piece of material sticks out, the catalyst for the whole program. In a conversation he recorded in 1975 with Daisy Greene, a retired school teacher from his hometown, we learn about a devastating flood, cruel systems of oppression, and the voices that define the Delta.

It’s in the Voices

16m 53s

Clinton Bagley revisits his first interview from Mississippi’s Washington County Oral History Program. Amongst the files, one piece of material sticks out, the catalyst for the whole program. In a conversation he recorded in 1975 with Daisy Greene, a retired school teacher from his hometown, we learn about a devastating flood, cruel systems of oppression, and the voices that define the Delta.

Previews + Extras

  • The '27 Flood: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The '27 Flood

    S9 E903 - 2m 9s

    Clinton Bagley listens to an interview with Daisy Greene where she recalls a devastating flood that damaged Greenville, Mississippi in 1927.

  • It's in the Voices | Official Trailer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    It's in the Voices | Official Trailer

    S9 E903 - 10s

    Clinton Bagley revisits his first interview from Mississippi’s Washington County Oral History Program. Amongst the files, one piece of material sticks out, the catalyst for the whole program. In a conversation he recorded in 1975 with Daisy Greene, a retired school teacher from his hometown, we learn about a devastating flood, cruel systems of oppression, and the voices that define the Delta.

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