▁surv ival ▁of ▁numerous ▁poor ▁families . ▁SN CC ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁a ▁national ▁gather ing ▁of ▁food ▁for ▁county ▁residents ▁to ▁overcome ▁the ▁boy c ott . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Sto k ley ▁Car m ich ael , ▁a ▁new ▁leader ▁of ▁SN CC , ▁spoke ▁in ▁Green wood ▁for ▁" Black ▁Power ", ▁saying ▁that ▁black s ▁had ▁to ▁build ▁their ▁own ▁bases ▁of ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁power , ▁as ▁had ▁communities ▁of ▁Irish , ▁Italian ▁and ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Blues ▁mus icians ▁L . C . ▁Green ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁notable ▁bl ues ▁guitar ists ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁Le fl ore ▁County , ▁Mississippi . ▁Other ▁n atives ▁and ▁one - time ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁were ▁( in ▁alphabet ical ▁order ) ▁David ▁" H oney boy " ▁Edwards , ▁Gu itar ▁S lim , ▁Luther ▁Johnson ▁( G uit ar ▁Junior ), ▁Robert ▁Johnson , ▁Rub in ▁L ace y , ▁Fur ry ▁Lewis , ▁Tommy ▁Mc Cl enn an , ▁D ion ▁Pay ton , ▁Robert ▁Pet way , ▁Bre wer ▁Phill ips , ▁F ent on ▁Robinson , ▁Hub ert ▁Sum lin , ▁and ▁H ound ▁Dog ▁Taylor . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 2 . 3 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Major ▁high ways ▁▁ ▁U . S .