Patti Carr Black Explained
Patti Carr Black is an American non-fiction writer. She has authored many books about the history and culture of Mississippi.
Life
Black was born in Sumner, Mississippi.[1] She graduated from the Mississippi University for Women in 1955 and she earned a master's degree from Emory University.[1]
Black has authored many books about the history and culture of Mississippi. She is the recipient of the Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters, the Mississippi Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts/Career in the Arts, and an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, the Mississippi University for Women.[1]
Black resides in the Belhaven Neighborhood of Jackson, Mississippi.[2] [3]
Selected works
- Book: Black . Patti Carr . Documentary Portrait of Mississippi: The Thirties . 1982 . University Press of Mississippi . Jackson, Mississippi . 9780878051663. 8346435.
- Book: Black . Patti Carr . The Natchez Trace . 1985 . University Press of Mississippi . Jackson, Mississippi . 9780878052264. 10694673.
- Book: Black . Patti Carr . Touring Literary Mississippi . 2002 . University Press of Mississippi . Jackson, Mississippi . 9781578063673. 48851183.
- Book: Black . Patti Carr . Robin C. . Dietrick . The Mississippi Story . 2007 . Mississippi Museum of Art . Jackson, Mississippi . 9781887422147. 86090473.
- Book: Black . Patti Carr . Breathing Art: The Lives and Art of Myra Hamilton Green and Lynn Green Root . 2008 . Mississippi Museum of Art . Jackson, Mississippi . 9781887422161. 909896738.
Notes and References
- Web site: Perkins . Anita Mitchell . The W awards honorary doctorate to Patti Carr Black . Mississippi University for Women . February 23, 2020. May 10, 2014.
- News: Clark . Jayne . Mississippi: Land of literary giants . February 23, 2020 . Atlanta Magazine . October 13, 2015.
- News: Hanson . Lynette . Patti Carr Black . February 22, 2020 . Jackson Free Press . December 7, 2005.
