Mississippi Quilting
Quilts tell the quintessential of the bicentennial “Mississippians have created a remarkable record of history and art in their quilts,” said Mary Lohrenz, who curated “Stories Unfolded,” a temporary exhibition of quilts from the state archives’ collection. The collection is part of the Dec. 9 opening of the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi…
The Triumph of Greg Iles
This story first appeared in The ‘Sip Magazine’s Bicentennial issue. Tearing open the wounds of the past is an uncertain business. When that past involves smoldering racial tension and injustice, it can be incendiary. Author Greg Iles has learned, however, that dealing with the past also can cauterize what would otherwise fester. When Natchez Burning, the…
