In the wake of callous government responses to the 1927 Great Flood, Black musicians from the Delta produced their own deluge: An outpouring of songs testifying to the destruction wrought along the Mississippi. Nearly 100 years later, not much has changed.
Sergio Lopez
Sergio Lopez is a cultural critic and historian as well as City Council-member for Campbell, California. A proud first-generation American and child of immigrants, he graduated Yale University and currently studies at Duke Divinity School. His work has appeared in TIME, Teen Vogue, America, National Catholic Reporter, Sojourners, and more. His writing can be found at sergio-lopez.com