Historic landmarks within the capital city help demonstrate Black History’s impact in Mississippi. The Two Mississippi ...

8 Civil War sites to visit in Mississippi After legislators moved into the current building in 1903, the Old Capitol was dormant for decades. Dunbar Rowland, the first director of the Mississippi ...

For the second consecutive time, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson has been nominated for the best history museum in the United States in USA Today's 10 Best Reader's Choice Awards.Voting ...

Since the Mississippi Delta was the last area of the South to be settled, after the Civil War, the state became among the most reactionary and repressive states for African Americans. Blacks lived ...

Lee Day was originally celebrated by states in the South for decades following the Civil War, but was abandoned ... the third Monday in January MLK Day. Mississippi and Alabama are the only ...

The River City, which began as a French outpost, was incorporated in 1825 and has since evolved into a major commerce hub along the Mississippi River. Vicksburg is home to numerous historical markers, ...

Their assignment was to interview civil rights activists throughout the Mississippi Delta, weaving together personal stories with old photos and other artifacts that describe this era in American ...

To people who happen to be admirers of Spanish Civil War literature, Jackson as the headquarters of the Mississippi Summer Project is likely to conjure up visions of Madrid as the capital of the ...