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Clyde Kennard, a young Korean war veteran born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, tried in 1955 to become the first African American to attend what is now The University of Southern Mississippi.
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Jefferson College, Mississippi’s first institute of higher learning, opened in 1811. The site chosen for the establishment of this now historic school was Washington, the capital of the Mississippi Territory.
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Studying the architecture of the communities in our state can reveal new insights into our history and culture.
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At all levels of athletic competition, Mississippian Boo Ferriss serves as an inspiration to all athletes. A pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in the 1940s, Ferriss suffered a career-ending injury in 1947 and served a brief period as a professional baseball coach for the Red
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History has provided evidence that economic prosperity and stability is essential to the social stability of any nation or civilization.
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On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded and sank some seven miles north of Memphis, Tennessee.
Return to When Youth Protest: The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1970
Margaret Walk
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It is difficult for today’s students to grasp the dire predicament of most Mississippians who lived during the Depression Era.
IntroductionWhen the United States entered World War I in 1917, it was poorly prepared for the challenges ahead. Training a large army required military camps with adequate housing and supplies. To address this need, President Woodrow Wilson commissioned Army General John J.
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As a whole, American society experienced economic prosperity due to the enormous industrialization in 19th-century America.
IntroductionThe oldest city in Mississippi, Natchez was a key site of the Civil Rights Movement in the state. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), which terrorized Black people through bombings, beatings, and murder, was active throughout southwest Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s.