Don't Look Around: Brain Drain in Mississippi

Don't Look Around: Brain Drain in Mississippi

by Melvin C. Robinson III

History Society & Culture

Season 1

Don't Look Around Episode 1: "I Love Mississippi"

Episode one of Don't Look Around examines the history of the state of Mississippi during the "King Cotton" era, through Reconstruction, and how decisions made almost 170 years ago affect the state, today. This episode also explores the different regions of Mississippi and how Brain Drain impacts all of them. Music Provided by Blue Dot Sessions Sources for Episode: Mississippi History https://www.history.com/articles/mississippi https://www.espn.com/espn/eticket/story?page=mississippi62&redirected=true https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/lane-kiffin-explains-himself?srsltid=AU7gw4VsR2IEi9k1NW_npukVhs2qDsajXkb2CkU-K08Z2kBAF3-ZOFzx https://www.britannica.com/event/King-Cotton https://emergingcivilwar.com/2021/01/09/the-secession-of-mississippi/ Reconstruction: https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/carl-schurz-report-on-the-condition-of-the-south-december-181865 https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/report-on-the-condition-of-the-south/ Brain Drain: https://mississippitoday.org/2025/07/15/faq-mississippi-brain-drain-crisis/?_gl=1*1ijmk5e*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDI1MDc1OTY5LjE3OTE4NTA5MDY.*_ga_2N4B00YMDS*czE3OTE4NTA5MDUkbzEkZzAkdDE3OTE4NTA5MDUkajYwJGwwJGgxNzM4ODMxNTM5