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Must-See Historic Landmarks in Mississippi: A Guide to the State's Rich History

Mississippi is a state steeped in history, with a rich cultural heritage that spans centuries. From the Civil War to the ...
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Spanish influence on Mississippi’s early settlements

Spanish people have had a hand in Mississippi’s history from the days of the European explorers. The first contact Native ...
Houston Public Media

70 years after Emmett Till's murder, Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill him

JACKSON, Miss. — It's been 70 years since the lynching of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from Chicago who was visiting relatives in Mississippi. White men kidnapped, tortured, shot, and dumped him in a ...
WAPT

Jackson event confronts Mississippi's history of racial violence and promotes healing

A special event in Jackson is shining a light on Mississippi’s painful history of racial violence while promoting healing and community resilience.The third annual “From Douglass to Duck Hill” event ...
WTEN

Gun used in murder of Emmett Till acquired by Mississippi museum 70 years after his death

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) announced that the gun used in the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till had been acquired 70 years ...