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  2. History of Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    The history of the state of Mississippi extends back to thousands of years of indigenous peoples. Evidence of their cultures has been found largely through archeological excavations, as well as existing remains of earthwork mounds built thousands of years ago. Native American traditions were kept through oral histories; with Europeans recording ...

  3. Flag of Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Before 1861, Mississippi lacked a flag. When the State Convention at the Capitol in Jackson declared its secession from the United States ("the Union") on January 9, 1861, near the start of the American Civil War, spectators in the balcony handed a Bonnie Blue flag down to the state convention delegates on the convention floor, and one was raised over the state capitol building in Jackson as a ...

  4. Steamboats of the Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Steamboats played a major role in the 19th-century development of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, allowing practical large-scale transport of passengers and freight both up- and down-river. Using steam power, riverboats were developed during that time which could navigate in shallow waters as well as upriver against strong currents.

  5. List of African-American historic places in Mississippi

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    Timeline; Atlantic slave trade; Abolitionism in the United States; Slavery in the colonial history of the US; Revolutionary War; Antebellum period; Slavery and military history during the Civil War; Reconstruction era. Politicians; Juneteenth; Civil rights movement (1865–1896) Jim Crow era (1896–1954) Civil rights movement (1954–1968 ...

  6. Education in Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    e. Formal education in Mississippi began in the early 19th century with private schools and academies, a public education system was founded during the Reconstruction era, by the biracial legislature led by the Republican Party. Throughout its history, Mississippi has produced notable education inequalities due to racial segregation and ...

  7. List of National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Oxford. 34°21′58″N 89°32′06″W. /  34.366°N 89.534917°W  / 34.366; -89.534917  ( Lyceum-The Circle Historic District) Lafayette. District associated with events surrounding the historic court-ordered admission of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi in 1962. 24. Charles McLaran House.

  8. Outline of Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Second state to declare secession from the United States on January 9, 1861. Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861. American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865. Mississippi in the American Civil War. Siege of Corinth, April 29 – May 30, 1862.

  9. Mississippi River System - Wikipedia

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    The Mississippi River System, also referred to as the Western Rivers, is a mostly riverine network of the United States which includes the Mississippi River and connecting waterways. The Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States. [3] In the United States, the Mississippi drains about 41% of the country's rivers.

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