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Oral history.; Billie Rossie Tonos was born November 12, 1924, in Shaw, Mississippi, to Nazira Hallal Rossie and Sam Rossie, Americans of Lebanese descent. In May of 1942, she graduated from Shaw High School and enrolled at Delta State Teachers College where she was involved in a choral group known as ";The Little Foxes,"; Delta Singers, Delta Playhouse, and its fraternity Alpha Psi Omega. She was editor of the annual The Broom and was selected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities in her junior and senior years. She graduated with honors in 1946. Miss Rossie taught in public schools and then at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Greenville. In July, 1951, she married John Michael Tonos and had four children, all of whom graduated from St. Joseph's School. In 1971, she resumed her teaching career at St. Joseph's until she retired in 1990. A member of St. Joseph's Choir, she also sings with the Red Cross Chorus. At Delta State University, she is active in the Alumni Association, a member of the Golden Circle, and an ambassador at the Bologna Arts Center. She is also a member of the King's Daughters Senior Circle and the Cedars of Lebanon Club. Recently she was honored as Alumnus of the Year for the Washington County Alumni of Delta State University.

Oral history.; Mr. Sank Powe was born in the Delta in Elizabeth, Mississippi, on April 20, 1942. Growing up, Mr. Powe often worked in the cotton fields for meager wages. Mr. Powe attended Mound Bayou High School, Jackson State University and Delta State University from which he earned a B.S. in social studies and completed graduate work in health and physical education. Mr. Powe was a high school and college teacher and coach. He was a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals; he is currently a scout for the Cincinnati Reds. He co-wrote and published a biography, Grits, Guts, and Baseball. Mr. Powe is involved in many civic activities and professional organizations and has been honored as the recipient of the National Baseball Coach of the Year, 1994 as well as other awards. He was the subject of an Ebony Magazine article in 1982, as well as the subject of a Black Entertainment Network documentary in 1994. Powe discusses his career playing, coaching, and scouting for baseball teams; race relations; and the civil rights movement.