Seceding from the secessionists
Deep in Civil War Mississippi, where manicured plantations gave way to wild swampland and thick pine forests, a young white man named Newton Knight led a ragtag band of guerilla fighters against the...
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Around the Schools
As part of a student-initiated community development project to promote civic engagement and rural development in the Mississippi Delta, nine Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) students, led by master in...
View ArticleFinancial stress linked to heart disease risk among African-Americans
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and African-Americans are disproportionately affected. Prior studies have investigated how limited access to material resources...
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Kennedy School grad will return to the South with a plan in hand
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Growing up in the small, blue-collar Mississippi town Pascagoula, Deeneaus Polk could not have predicted that his...
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