Against All Odds is managed by DeeDee Baldwin, the engagement librarian at Mississippi State University. I love hearing from people who found this site helpful or want to share information. I especially love hearing from these men’s descendants! You can contact me at dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu. Please be aware that I don’t have additional information on any of the men. Everything I have is posted on the site.
Header created by Jennifer Jones. The header image is “Members of the Legislature, State of Mississippi, 1874-’75” from the Library of Congress, and is available online here. The image is also on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
This page was last updated on December 12, 2025.