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Mississippi Health Project Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebThe Mississippi Health Project was a Great Depression–era program of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), an African American sorority, that brought free medical care to poor women. The …

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Whitfield, Mississippi State Hospital Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebWhitfield is the colloquial name for the Mississippi State Hospital, Mississippi’s primary public mental institution and hospital, which dates to 1848. The name is derived from the …

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Hancock County Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebHancock County is located on the Gulf Coast, with the Pearl River and Louisiana border forming much of its western boundary. The county was established on 14 December …

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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebThe Mississippi Choctaw live in eight recognized communities throughout east-central Mississippi. Despite one of the highest blood quorum requirements of any American …

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Choctaw Language Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebThe Choctaw language belongs to the Muskogean language family, an extensive group that includes Creek (also referred to as Muskogee), Chickasaw, Mikasuki (either a dialect of …

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William Lewis Sharkey Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebFollowing the arrest and imprisonment of Gov. Charles Clark in May 1865, Mississippi was for the third time without a chief executive. The state remained under martial law until 13 …

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Mississippi Freedom Labor Union Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebThe Mississippi Freedom Labor Union (MFLU) was a short-lived agricultural union that formed in the Bolivar County town of Shaw in 1965 as a collaboration between about …

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University of Mississippi Medical Center

WebPrior to 1903 the state of Mississippi had no medical school. That year, the University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus began offering a two-year certificate program, a common …

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Jackson Civil Rights Movement Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebThe civil rights movement in Jackson encompassed the direct action protests in Mississippi’s capital city in the early 1960s. The grassroots campaign to end racial discrimination in …

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Samuel Adolphus Cartwright Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebDr. Samuel Adolphus Cartwright of Natchez was the most prominent physician, surgeon, and medical scientist in antebellum Mississippi. A prolific writer, he published more than …

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1927 Mississippi River Flood Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebThe great Mississippi River Flood of 1927, known as the nation’s most destructive, actually began in the summer of 1926, when heavy rains pummeled the Mississippi River’s …

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Black Codes Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebBlack Codes were southern state laws that harshly restricted the rights of African Americans in 1865–66. These laws represented the former Confederate states’ first official response …

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Ann Downing Mississippi Encyclopedia

WebVirginia Ann Sanders Downing is one of the most accomplished women in southern gospel music. Born on 12 June 1945 in Pittsboro, Mississippi, she grew up on a cotton farm, …

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