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American Experience: Fatal Flood
This site is based upon the PBS television special about the Mississippi River flood of 1927. It includes primary source documents, a sample Delta blues song about the flood, flood film clips, maps, and information from historians.
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Pennee Bender (Faculty)
This site offers a valuable case study with a good range of primary documents for linking race, geography, and economics in U.S. history. The sections on Delta blues music are also very useful for background or use with students.
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The use ads on this PBS educational site is very distracting and annoying.