. The Flood and after
. The Flood and after
On the night of April 21, 1927, a torrent of water washed over the Mississippi Delta that eventually covered ten counties in water five to twenty feet deep. Within days, black and white refugees poured into Greenville. The mayor called the Percy house and suggested that Percy's experience with the Red Cross in Belgium made him the ideal candidate in town to head the disaster relief. After the flood of April 21, Percy set to work on securing housing and food for the 8,000 refugees.
Keywords: Mississippi Delta, Greenville, Percy, Red Cross, Belgium, disaster relief, flood, housing
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