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Mississippi Zine Fest on 7 Dec 2023, 12pm-2pm
Mississippi Zine Fest You are invited to the Mississippi Zine Fest, a student showcase of zines sponsored by the Starkville Area Arts Council, on Thursday, Dec 7 from 12pm-2pm. This year, the zine fest features student projects from 4 classes: Zines are self-published, low-budget short works that are meant to circulate within a particular community. Read more
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How the State Failed Jackson, MS
Title: How the State Failed Jackson, MS Details: digitally designed, staple binding, half page This zine explores the Jackson water crisis which began in Aug 2022 and left Jackson residents without access to clean drinking water for months. Read more
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Dr. Douglas L Conner, MD
Title: Dr. Douglas L Conner, MD: Starkville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Details: hand made, printed pages glued into a notebook. This zine explores the legacy of Dr. Douglas Conner in the Starkville/Oktibbeha area during the civil rights movement Read more
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Sharecropping in Oktibbeha County
Title: The History of Sharecropping and Plantations in Oktibbeha County Details: digitally designed, hole punches and ring binding, half page This zine explores the history of sharecropping in Oktibbeha County with reference to legal documents. Read more
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Lynching in Mississippi
Title: The Hideous History of Mississippi: Lynchings in Our State Details: digitally designed, hole punches and yarn binding, half page This zine draws on a Starkville Daily News issue to explore the history of lynching in Mississippi. Read more
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Desegregation & Oktibbeha Public Schools
Title: Yellow Jackets, Black and White: The Integration and Consolidation of Public Schools in Oktibbeha Schools Details: digitally designed, half page, stapled This zine traces the impact of the Brown v Board of Education case in the Starkville/Oktibbeha school district Read more
Mississippi Zine Fest 