303 An Early History of the Mississippi Gulf Coast
303 An Early History of the Mississippi Gulf Coast  
Podcast: Ben Franklin's World
Published On: Tue May 25 2021
Description: The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different peoples, cultures, and empires during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. According to some historians, the Gulf Coast region may have been the most diverse region in early North America.
 Matthew Powell, a historian of slavery and southern history and the Executive Director of the La Pointe-Krebs House & Museum in Pascagoula, Mississippi, joins us to investigate and explore the Mississippi Gulf Coast and a prominent family who has lived there since about 1718. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/303 Complementary Episodes 🎧 Episode 037: Kathleen DuVal, Independence Lost 🎧 Episode 167: Eberhard Faber, The Early History of New Orleans 🎧 Episode 283: Anne Marie Lane Jonah, Acadie 300 🎧 Episode 295: Ibrahima Seck, Whitney Plantation Museum 🎧 Episode 298: Lindsey Shackenback Regele, Manufacturing Advantage  REQUEST A TOPIC 📨 Topic Request Form 📫 liz@benfranklinsworld.com WHEN YOU'RE READY 🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter  👩‍💻 Join the BFW Listener Community LISTEN 🎧 🍎 Apple Podcasts  💚 Spotify  🎶 Amazon Music 🛜 Pandora CONNECT 🦋 Liz on Bluesky 👩‍💻 Liz on LinkedIn 🛜 Liz’s Website SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 💚 Leave a rating on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices