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In February of 2024, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum burned. The fire, believed to have been set intentionally, happened immediately after the Legendary Mississippi Blues Pioneer’s cabin received landmark status. That was not the first or last attack on the Hurt Family museum, land, or legacy. A week later, the sheriff’s office began investigating a break-in at the historic store located on County Road 41 in the Teoc community, where the Mississippi John Hurt marker was stolen.
Prior to the burning and racially motivated incidents Mary and Shannon discuss in this episode, we covered the issue Mary was having on the gravesite on her family and communal land.
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The executor of the estate and granddaughter of Hurt, Mary Francis Wright, has been fighting for a long time the many racialized attacks on her family’s land and legacy. Mary and Shannon Evans have been working to keep the integrity and safety of the location and family. In this episode, I speak with Mary and Shannon about the fire and many other assaults they have endured.
