University Press of Mississippi

Writings of Frank Marshall Davis: A Voice of the Black Press edited by John Edgar Tidwell Frank Marshall Davis (1905-1987) was a central figure in the black press, working as reporter and editor for...

"You must be from the North," was a common, derogatory reaction to the activities of white women throughout the South, well-meaning wives and mothers who joined together to improve schools or local...

Throughout the 1940s, Zachary Scott (1914-1965) was the model for sophisticated, debonair villains in American film. His best-known roles include a mysterious criminal in The Mask of Dimitrios and...

Zhang Yimou: Interviews edited by Frances Gateward "With a concrete image we can dissolve boundaries and allow one to see, think, and feel." Ranging from 1988 to 1999, this book includes interviews...