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Building on a legacy of community resilience in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Building on a legacy of community resilience in Sunflower County, Mississippi

FromReimagine Rural


Building on a legacy of community resilience in Sunflower County, Mississippi

FromReimagine Rural

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of “Reimagine Rural,” Tony Pipa visits Drew and Moorhead, two towns in Sunflower County, Mississippi, once home to cotton plantations, where the country’s history of slavery and the civil rights movement set the context for these rural towns and their path to renewal today. Local leaders and homecomers describe their efforts to build communities where people want to live—and the role of beauty and leisure in achieving their visions. Episode transcript and show notes: https://brook.gs/3iHnsVk Reimagine Rural is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Subscribe and listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.
Released:
Jan 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (10)

While the dominant narrative regarding rural America is one of decline and division, Reimagine Rural is a new podcast that visits rural towns across the United States that are experiencing positive change and explores how public investment in rural people and places can lead to increased prosperity. Hosted by Tony Pipa, a scholar in the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution and a product of rural America, each episode will feature local voices telling the story of progress in their community and consider the intersection with policy and public resources.