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The restored home is the property of the Bolivar County Board of Supervisors. The interpretive museum housed with the home tells the story of Amzie Moore, one of Cleveland’s local civil rights activists and his involment with the Civil Rights Movement. The home is open by appointment only. Please contact the Interim University Archivist, C.T. Salazar<\/a><\/span>, to schedule an appointment.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” boxed=”true” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”4297″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_target=”_blank” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/baseball-musuem\/”][vc_column_text]Inning by Inning: A Life in Baseball<\/a><\/span><\/span> features memorabilia related to DSU’s legendary baseball coach Dave “Boo” Ferriss. The museum’s regular hours coincide with the baseball schedule<\/a><\/span><\/span>. The museum is open one hour before every home game and between double-headers. To schedule a tour of the museum please contact the Interim University Archivist, C.T. Salazar<\/a><\/span><\/span>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” boxed=”true” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”4277″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_target=”_blank” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/guides-to-the-collection\/ms-delta-chinese-heritage-museum\/”][vc_column_text]The Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum<\/span><\/span><\/a> is located on the third floor of the Capps Archives & Museum Building. The museum is free and open to the public, and its hours of operations coincide with the University’s published hours of operation<\/a><\/span><\/span>. 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Grocery Stories<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”5″ divider_color=”accent-color”][vc_column_text]Grocery Stories<\/a><\/span> was developed by the Delta State University Archives & Museums<\/a><\/span> and funded through the Mississippi Humanities Council<\/a><\/span> and the National Endowment for the Humanities<\/a><\/span>. In their own words, layered with their own images, this exhibit provides a glimpse into the lives lived within Mississippi Delta Chinese grocery stores.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” boxed=”true” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”3694″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” img_link_target=”_blank” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”http:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/traveling-exhibits\/delta-traveling-exhibit\/”][vc_column_text]\n

This Delta Traveling Exhibit<\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”5″ divider_color=”accent-color”][vc_column_text]This Delta Traveling Exhibit<\/span><\/a> was developed by the Delta State University Archives & Museum<\/a><\/span> and features the photography of Debra L. Ferguson. It is funded through the Mississippi Humanities Council<\/a><\/span> and the National Endowment for the Humanities<\/a><\/span>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Previous Exhibits<\/strong>” id=”1757610265531-3″ tab_id=”1757610265532-8″][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” boxed=”true” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

In-House & Traveling Exhibitions, Supporting Programming <\/span><\/h2>\n

& Permanent Museum<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”5″ divider_color=”accent-color”][vc_column_text]\n

Capps Archives and Museum In-House Designed\u00a0Exhibits<\/em><\/h3>\n

2014<\/h4>\n
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  • The Mississippi Delta Chinese: An Exhibit. 3rd floor of the Capps building<\/li>\n
  • Vietnam: Tour 365 11 November 2014 \u2013 15 January 2015.<\/li>\n
  • This Delta: Photographs by Debra L. Ferguson. 24 August @ 2pm, Opening Reception 24 August \u2013 5 September 2014<\/li>\n
  • Honoring Judge Allen Pepper. Kent Wyatt Hall, Leroy Morganti Atrium<\/li>\n
  • Winning the Race: A Brief Review of the Emmett Till Case. Bologna Performing Arts Center Hallway<\/li>\n
  • Freedom Rides: Journey for Change. 25 February \u2013 14 April 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    2013<\/h4>\n
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    • The Mississippi Delta Chinese: An Exhibit. 3rd floor of the Capps building<\/li>\n
    • World War II: Mission VICTORY Fighting the Air War. 11 November \u2013 24 January 2014. Opening Reception, 11 November @ Noon co-hosted by the Bolivar County Historical Society.<\/li>\n
    • Trials of the Earth exhibition. 7 April \u2013 31 July 2013<\/li>\n
    • Opening Reception: Trials of the Earth. 7 April 2013, 2 \u2013 4pm. Capps Archives & Museum Building, Main Gallery<\/li>\n
    • BluesLand by Easton Selby. 13 August \u2013 8 November 2013. Opening Reception, 13 August @ 6pm co-hosted by the Bolivar County Historical Society<\/li>\n
    • OUT OF THE BLUE | Jane Robbins Kerr. 11 February \u2013 22 March 2013. OPENING RECEPTION & LECTURE, 11 February @ 6pm Charles W. Capps, Jr. Archives & Museum Building, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      2012<\/h4>\n
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      • The Mississippi Delta Chinese: An Exhibit. 21 October @ 3pm, 3rd floor of the Capps building.<\/li>\n
      • Race to the White House: U.S. Presidential Campaign Memorabilia, 1789 \u2013 2012. 29 October 2012 \u2013 29 January 2013, Main Gallery.<\/li>\n
      • Lucy Somerville Howorth award honoring Fannie Lou Hamer. Special guest lecturer, Dr. Linda Reed. 23 September 2012 @ 2:30 pm The exhibit will run through 19 October 2012.<\/li>\n
      • Mississippi\u2019s 10 Most Endangered Places. An exhibit developed by Mississippi Heritage Trust. 23 August \u2013 30 September 2012. First floor Lobby.<\/li>\n
      • B.F. Smith: A Gentleman of the Delta & His Legacy. 17 April \u2013 31 July 2012. Main Gallery.<\/li>\n
      • The Business of Cleveland: How Cleveland Grew. 27 February \u2013 30 July 2012. Martin & Sue King Railroad Heritage Museum, Downtown Cleveland.<\/li>\n
      • Picturing America: Reflecting Mississippi and the Delta. Capps Archives’ and Museum building, 2\/3\/2012-03\/30\/2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        2011<\/h4>\n
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        • Opening Reception & Lecture by David Gelin, author of BBQ Joints: Stories and Secret Recipes from the Barbeque Belt.16 September @ 5:30 pm \u2013 Lucy Somerville Howorth Seminar Room, Capps Archives & Museum building.<\/li>\n
        • Lunch & Learn with Amy Evans Streeter 5 October \u2013 Lucy Somerville Howorth Seminar Room, Capps Archives & Museum building.<\/li>\n
        • The Politics of BBQ: Lecture presentation by Charles Westmoreland 13 October @ Noon \u2013 Lucy Somerville Howorth Seminar Room, Capps Archives & Museum building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

          2010<\/h4>\n
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          • Nature of the Delta: Photography of Patty Smith. 1 April – 31 May 2010. Charles W. Capps, Jr. Archives & Museum building, Main gallery.<\/li>\n
          • A Compassionate Eye: Photography by William Anderson 7 February \u2013 30 April 2010<\/li>\n
          • Lunch & Learn Lecture \u2013 Dr. John Green. Views from the Grassroots: Disaster & Community Building on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 19 January 2010 @ noon. Capps Archives & Museum Howorth Seminar Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            2009<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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            • Backyards & Beyond\n
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                Backyards & Beyond: Mississippians & Their Stories\u2014The First Year After Katrina. 4 November 2009 \u2013 31 January 2010. Archives & Museum Building, main gallery.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                Backyards & Beyond: Mississippians & Their Stories. Guided Tour by HC Porter and Karole Sessums. 15 November 2009 at 2:30pm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

              • Student Voices: Civil Rights Demonstration at Delta State 1969, 18-31 October 2009.<\/li>\n
              • A Treasured Past: Exhibition honoring LePoint Cassibry Smith, 2009 Lucy Somerville Howorth Award Recipient, October 2009.<\/li>\n
              • Inspiring the Next Generation: Exceptional Women of Mississippi, Local Component, August – September 2009.<\/li>\n
              • Delta Hip Hop: An Exhibit, 25 February – 30 April 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                2008<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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                • Neglected Histories: The Importance of Preservation, 25 September \u2013 19 December, 2008.<\/li>\n
                • Pictures from the Past: A Celebration of MS Delta Chinese History, 7 September \u2013 7 November, 2008.<\/li>\n
                • Vintage Greetings from the Delta: A Display of Historic Cards & Post Cards, November 2007-Februrary 2008.<\/li>\n
                • Saluting our Veterans: Delta State Alumni & Faculty, Jobe Hall lobby case, November 2008 \u2013 present.<\/li>\n
                • Heroes of the Air: Model Fighter Planes on Loan from Les Fletcher, Jobe Hall lobby case, February 2008 \u2013 October 2008.<\/li>\n
                • Collectors Collections on Display. Opening Reception 18 March, 6:00 pm. 18 March \u2013 30 May 2008.<\/li>\n
                • Delta Dinner Bus Tour\n
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                  • Doe\u2019s Eat Place 27 March 2008, 5:30 pm<\/li>\n
                  • The Bourbon Mall 13 February 2008, 5:30 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    2007<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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                    • Cleveland\u2019s Historic Neighborhood Exhibit, October-December 2007.<\/li>\n
                    • Delta State\u2019s School of Nursing: Past, Present & Future, April \u2013 June 2007.<\/li>\n
                    • A Tribute to Frank Keating: Lucy Sommerville Howorth Award Winner, February – April 2007.<\/li>\n
                    • In Their Own Words: Delta Black Farmers, February-March 2007.<\/li>\n
                    • In Their Own Words: The Story of Delta Black Farmers. A Lunch & Learn Lecture. 29 March 2007 at 12:00 pm \u2013 Howorth Seminar Room.<\/li>\n
                    • The Political and Social Context of the Bungalow Home, 1890-1990. A lecture by Dr. Martha Swain. 9 October at 6:00 pm. Howorth Seminar Room.<\/li>\n
                    • Turkish Delights: A DSU Student Art Show. 23 September \u2013 31 October 2007 Opening Reception 23 September 2007 at 2:00<\/li>\n
                    • Everything New is Old Again. August 9, 2007 \u2013 October 31, 2007.<\/li>\n
                    • History, Heritage & Culture: What Do They Mean to Us? A lecture by Dr. Jack Elliott. August 9, 2007 6:00 p.m.<\/li>\n
                    • Delta Dinner Bus Tour\n
                        \n
                      • City Grille \u2013 20 October 2007 (following tour historic homes and places of Como, MS)<\/li>\n
                      • Lillo\u2019s \u2013 25 September 2007<\/li>\n
                      • Madidi \u2013 18 September 2007<\/li>\n
                      • How Joy \u2013 20 February 2007 (Chinese New Year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                      • Archives Teacup Tea. 22 April 2007 at 2:30 pm.<\/li>\n
                      • Mississippi Delta Chinese. 11 January through 30 March 2007. Opening Reception 11 January 2007 at 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        2006<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                          \n
                        • Historic Delta Courthouses, September-November 2006.<\/li>\n
                        • From What We Can See\u2026: A Student Art Show, April-August 2006.<\/li>\n
                        • Boogaloo: An Exhibit, March-April 2006.<\/li>\n
                        • Cleveland Collects! January-March 2006.<\/li>\n
                        • Toys! A Playful Delta History, November 2005-January 2006.<\/li>\n
                        • Students, Soldiers & Veterans: Delta State During the War Years. 21 October 2006 \u2013 31 December 2006<\/li>\n
                        • Delta Dinner Bus Tour\n
                            \n
                          • Blue Parrot \u2013 10 October 2006, 5:30 pm (following tour of Greenwood Courthouse)<\/li>\n
                          • Doe\u2019s Eat Place \u2013 24 October 2006, 5:30 pm (following tour of Greenville Courthouse)<\/li>\n
                          • Shack-Up Inn<\/li>\n
                          • Bourbon Mall \u2013 23 March 2006, 6:00 pm<\/li>\n
                          • Blue Levee Caf\u00e9 \u2013 9 March 2006, 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                          • Disaster Recovery Workshop. July 16, 2006 \u2013 Howarth Seminar Room<\/li>\n
                          • Archives & Museum: White Glove Tea. 9 April 2006 at 2:30 pm \u2013 Capps Archives.<\/li>\n
                          • Genealogy Workshop. April 4, 2006 at 9:30 am \u2013 Capps Archives, 3rd<\/sup> floor classroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            2005<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                              \n
                            • Emmett Till: An Exhibit, August-September 2005.<\/li>\n
                            • A Tribute to Cleveland\u2019s Veterans, November-December 2005.<\/li>\n
                            • Compassion in Action: A History of the Social Work Department at Delta State, Spring 2005.<\/li>\n
                            • Mississippi\u2019s Ten Most Endangered Places. 27 August 27 \u2013 7 September 2005<\/li>\n
                            • The Delta Photo Road Show: A Save Our History Project. 12 May \u2013 12 August 2005<\/li>\n
                            • When They Were Strangers at Our Gates: Tracy Sugerman Illustrations & Photographs of Freedom Summer 1964. 20 January 2005 \u2013 4 March 2005<\/li>\n
                            • Lunch & Learn Lectures\n
                                \n
                              • Jerry Ward \u2013 10 February 2005<\/li>\n
                              • Jessica Crawford \u201cPrehistoric Indians in the Delta\u201d \u2013 6 October 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                              • African American Life Histories: The Oral & the Written. Capps Archives, Howorth Seminar Room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                2004<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                                  \n
                                • Kent Wyatt Hall Dedication Exhibition, Kent Wyatt Hall, 2004.<\/li>\n
                                • Delta Food Traditions, September-November 2004.<\/li>\n
                                • A Cabinet of Curiosities, July-August 2004.<\/li>\n
                                • Delta State\u2019s Men: A Presidential Exhibit, April 2004.<\/li>\n
                                • Key Ingredients: America by Food. Smithsonian traveling exhibition. 20 November 2004 \u2013 9 January 2005<\/li>\n
                                • Delta Scenes Revisited: A Photographic Exhibit. 5 May \u2013 30 June 2004<\/li>\n
                                • Faces of Freedom Summer. 1 February \u2013 31 March 2004\n
                                    \n
                                  • Faces of Freedom Summer Accompanying Programs. Exhibit Opening 1 February 2004<\/li>\n
                                  • Film Screening: Ghosts of Mississippi<\/em> and lecture lead by Dr. Luther Brown of the Delta Center for Culture and Learning. 5 February 2004, 7:00 pm<\/li>\n
                                  • Civil Rights Sights in the Delta<\/em>: Bus Tour. Lead by Dr. Luther Brown and Dr. Henry Outlaw of the Delta Center for Culture and Learning. 7 February 2004, 12:00 pm \u2013 4:00 pm<\/li>\n
                                  • Brown Bag Lecture featuring Mark Schneider, former Civil Rights Worker, with special introduction by Dr. Garry Jennings, Director of The Madison Center. 13 February 2004, 12:00 pm \u2013 1:15 pm<\/li>\n
                                  • Race Relations and Reconciliation in Mississippi.<\/em> Brown Bag Lecture featuring Governor William Winter, with special introduction by Dr. Garry Jennings, Director of the Madison Center. 17 February 2004, 12:00 pm<\/li>\n
                                  • Film Screening: Emmett Till Documentary. <\/em>Lecture lead by Dr. Luther Brown, Director of the Delta Center for Culture and Learning. 19 February 2004, 7:00 pm \u2013 9:00 pm<\/li>\n
                                  • Film Screening: Eyes on the Prize<\/em>. Lecture lead by Dr. Luther Brown, Director of the Delta Center for Culture and Learning. 26 February 2004, 7:00 pm \u2013 9:00 pm<\/li>\n
                                  • Race Relations in the Delta.<\/em>A lecture by Dr. Matthew Holden, Doherty Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. 4 March 2004, 7:00 pm \u2013 8:30 pm<\/li>\n
                                  • Presentation and Panel Discussion with Local Civil Rights Activists. 25 March 2004, 7:00 pm \u2013 9:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                  • DSU hosts Dunlap Broadside: The Declaration of Independence. 14 February 2004 from 9:00 am \u2013 1:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    2003<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                                      \n
                                    • Life in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, 1865 \u2013 1900, DSU Archives\u2019 Collection, 7 September 2003 \u2013 19 December 2003<\/li>\n
                                    • Daily Lives: Peasant Art of China, March 2 \u2013 April 11, 2003<\/li>\n
                                    • Lucy Somerville Howorth Award Presentation, Exhibit honoring Mrs. Keith Dockery McLean,
                                      \nHoworth Seminar Room, March 23 \u2013 May 2, 2003<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                      2002<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                                        \n
                                      • The Hooks Brothers Collection: A Portrait of 20th Century African-American Life in Memphis, Tennessee September 15 \u2013 December 13, 2002<\/li>\n
                                      • Brown Bag: Ed Frank, from the University of Memphis, Speaking on the City of Memphis in the 20th Century Thursday, October 10, at 12:15 p.m.<\/li>\n
                                      • Brown Bag: Peter Palmer, from the University of Mississippi, Speaking on The Memphis Fire and Police Strike of 1978, 7 November 2002 at 12:15 pm<\/li>\n
                                      • Brown Bag: Dr. David Beito, from the University of Alabama, Speaking on the Taborian Hospital in Mound Bayou.<\/li>\n
                                      • A Plant and Animal Survey of the Mississippi Delta: The National Youth Administration Project, 1936-1938. 9 September 2001 \u2013 15 March 2002<\/li>\n
                                      • Produce For Victory: Posters on the American Home Front, 1941 \u2013 1945, April 5th \u2013 May 18th, 2002<\/li>\n
                                      • Brown Bag: Hollywood Goes to War, Brian O\u2019 Neil, film historian at the University of Southern Mississippi, will lecture on Hollywood\u2019s role in the War effort. 8 April 2002 at 12:10 pm<\/li>\n
                                      • WWII Film Series\n
                                          \n
                                        • We introduce our WWII Era Film Series, which will continue for the duration of the Produce for Victory Exhibit. Films and dates are listed below. All movies begin at 6:30 and will be shown in the Howorth Seminar Room at the Capps Building on a large screen.<\/li>\n
                                        • 9 April \u2013 Sergeant York<\/em>, 1941. Starring Gary Cooper.<\/li>\n
                                        • 16 April \u2013 American Heroes of WWII: Tuskegee Fighter Pilots and Black Wartime Radio<\/em><\/li>\n
                                        • 23 April \u2013 Casablanca<\/em>, 1942. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman<\/li>\n
                                        • 30 April \u2013 Since You Went Away<\/em>, 1944. Starring Claudette Colbert, Shirley Temple & Lionel Barrymore.<\/li>\n
                                        • 7 May \u2013 D-Day to Berlin<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                        • Brown Bag: German POWs in the Mississippi Delta, Howorth Seminar Room in the Capps Building. 7 May 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                          2000<\/strong><\/h4>\n
                                            \n
                                          • \u201cIf It Ain\u2019t Seasoned, It Ain\u2019t Much of Anything\u201d (2000) Lebanese Cooking in the Delta, Traveling Exhibit, MS Department of Archives and History.<\/li>\n
                                          • \u201cDear Miss Virginia. . .\u201d (2000) Delta State Students in WWII, Capps Archives\u2019 and Museums\u2019 Building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/tab][\/tabbed_section][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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