Do you know why Jackson is the state capital? The city was founded in 1821. Here's this history of how it became the seat of government in the Magnolia State.
STARKVILLE, Miss.—As students return to classrooms this fall, a new textbook revised by a Mississippi State veteran educator sheds new light on the Magnolia State’s history. Kenneth Anthony (Photo by ...
Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves defended declaring April as Confederate History Month, telling the Daily Caller in an exclusive interview that he thinks “everyone should learn from our history ...
Did you know Mississippi has the oldest public historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the country? Several of the oldest schools in the state, including private and public options, are ...
As spring travel ideas begin to bubble up in family dinner discussions, we’re making the case for a Southern state that might ...
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Mary Werner, Mississippi Education Board Member, penned an op-ed in Mississippi Today on the importance of keeping the U.S. history assessment in public schools ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mississippi has a long, complex history. Three countries ruled the region before it became part of the United States. The state ...