We mourn the loss of our friend and colleague and remain committed to the work he began.
Banquet Address, Mississippi Historical Society February, 2007 In February, 2007, the Mississippi Historical Society invited me to be their annual banquet speaker. To me this was significant, because the society had played no role in 1974, when the State Textbook Board had rejected our book, Mississippi: Conflict and Change. As a result, for an entire …
Loewen’s Writing Made a Difference Loewen’s books probably have made his biggest influence. Luke Abaffy interviewed Loewen about his writing years ago; the interview tells something about the overall flow of his work. Loewen’s books, including foreign editions, as of 4/2020 The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White Loewen’s first book, The Mississippi Chinese, was …