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History. The fair was founded in 1858. The fair went on hiatus in 1917–18 & 1942–44, when the United States was engaged in World War I and World War II, respectively. In addition, crowd events were reduced in 1917-1918 because of the Spanish flu pandemic, which is estimated to have killed millions of people worldwide.
George W. Lee. George Washington Lee (December 25, 1903 – May 7, 1955) was an African-American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur. He was a vice president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership and head of the Belzoni, Mississippi, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939) was an American writer, attorney, military officer, author, and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives and represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives. Lynch was born into slavery in Louisiana and became free in ...
Pig Foot Mary (1870–1929), culinary entrepreneur (Mississippi Delta) Robert Pittman (born 1953), founder of MTV, executive at AOL (Jackson) J. H. Rush (1868–1931), founder of Rush's Infirmary (De Kalb) Fred Smith (born 1944), founder of FedEx (Marks) James Breckenridge Speed (1844–1912), industrial pioneer.
State of Mississippi roadside marker denoting the location where the 1964 murders of American civil rights workers Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner took place. A stone memorial at the Mt. Nebo Baptist Church commemorates the three civil rights activists. [65] Several Mississippi State Historical Markers have been erected relating to this incident:
Rides and food booths are in place for fairgoers during the 162nd annual Mississippi State Fair at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 2 bronze service stars) World War II Victory Medal. Howard Gerald " Jerry " Clower (September 28, 1926 – August 24, 1998) was an American stand-up comedian. Born and raised in the state of Mississippi, Clower was best known for his stories of the rural South and was given the nickname "The Mouth of ...
Absolom M. West. Absolom Madden West (c. 1818 – September 30, 1894) was an American planter, Confederate militia general, state politician, railroad president and labor organizer. Born in Alabama, he became a plantation owner in Holmes County, Mississippi, and president of the Mississippi Central Railroad. He served in the American Civil War.