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American History Tellers - The Great Mississippi Flood | When the Levee Breaks | 1

The Great Mississippi Flood | When the Levee Breaks | 1

American History Tellers

05/11/22 • 39 min

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In the winter and spring of 1927, record-setting rain fell across the central United States. The Mississippi River swelled to capacity, and by April, the water breached major levees. It was the start of the most catastrophic river flood in American history.

When the flood threatened the town of Greenville in the Mississippi Delta, white plantation owners pulled tens of thousands of Black workers from the cotton fields and sent them to the river. An army of hundreds of men worked day and night, piling sandbags to battle the raging waters. But soon, despite their efforts, the Great Mississippi Flood would unleash destruction on the Delta.

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05/11/22 • 39 min

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