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Mar 24, 2014 · EDWARDS, Miss. —. A ceremony is set for Saturday at the Clear Creek Bridge in Warren County to celebrate the heroism of Andrew "Sugarman" Daniel, who dove into the cold, turbulent water to rescue people from cars that went into the creek after the bridge washed out 75 years ago.
Jul 29, 2019 · Andrew "Sugar Man" Daniel dove into Clear Creek after a 1939 bridge collapse in Edwards. He helped rescue the missing and retrieve bodies when 20 vehicles plunged into the water. Source: Joedda Gore. He was a towering African American and excellent swimmer who volunteered to search the murky waters for the missing and dead.
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Mar 29, 2021 · On the night of March 29, 1939, high water took out the center section of the bridge. Sixteen people lost their lives in what still stands as Mississippi’s most deadly highway disaster. It was also on this night and the days that followed that the legend of Andrew “Sugarman” Daniel was born.
The town on Edwards on Saturday honors the 75th anniversary of the Clear Creek Disaster and celebrates the heroism and lore of legendary character Andrew “Sugarman” Daniel at a day-long...
Jul 17, 2019 · “Now, my task is to find an actor who is willing to study a twelve-page monologue and portray Andrew “Sugarman” Daniel age 69, 1969, the year of his death.” “I would identify Sugarman as a black Superhero.” said Gore. The Clarion-Ledger and Vicksburg Evening Post, April l, 1939, reported that Daniel had shown bravery on other occasions.
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Mar 27, 2014 · When Clear Creek in Edwards flooded during a torrential rainstorm, washing out the Highway 80 bridge and plunging cars headed from Jackson to Vicksburg into the angry water, Andrew “Sugarman” Daniel jumped into the water time after time pulling up bodies.
