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                <text>Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi </text>
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                <text>DeeDee Baldwin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu"&gt;dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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            <text>By posters we learn that there will be a musical and literary entertainment at the Opera Hall Friday and Saturday nights October 23d and 24th. The following is extracted from the programme for the 1st night:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Music, by Prof. G. H. Temple, of Little Rock, Ark. Piano, sola, sonata, from Clemanti. "The New South," address by Albery A. Whitman. Discussion, Improvement of the Mississippi river, by Col. &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/john-d--webster--washington-co"&gt;J. D. Webster&lt;/a&gt;, Hons. A. G. Pearce, &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-g--marshall--holmes-coun"&gt;J. G. Marshall&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/gilbert-horton--washington-cou"&gt;Gilbert Horton&lt;/a&gt;. Music, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," by some old folks. Recitation, "Where the yellow Sumach Grow." An original poem from Whitman's works, by Mrs. Caddie Whitman. Quartette, "Sweet Home." Tableaux.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the next night will be "Lady Washington's Tea Party." All are invited to attend, especially the "white citizens of Greenville and vicinity." Perfect order is guaranteed.</text>
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              <text>&lt;em&gt;Weekly Democrat-Times&lt;/em&gt; clipping</text>
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              <text>&lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/john-d--webster--washington-co"&gt;Webster, John D., -1887&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-g--marshall--holmes-coun"&gt;Marshall, James G., -1891&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/gilbert-horton--washington-cou"&gt;Horton, Gilbert, -1894&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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