History of Mississippi

This Mississippi history book by John K. Bettersworth of 1959, show the premeditated idea of secession from the southern states to withdrawal from the Union if Lincoln is elected as president. The differences in History books within the United States during different periods, many Historians, powerful individuals, and groups had a slanted viewpoint on slavery and the South. Some used their influence to persuade others, one such group was the UDC. The United Daughters of the Confederacy is an association of female descendants of Confederate veterans. The national organization was founded on September 10, 1894, in Nashville TN. Before the UDC was founded, several ladies’ associations worked through the South during the Civil War to supply needs…

The history of Mississippi has touched many areas that we can say truly made a differences one in particular Jack Cristal, Without Cristal football as we know it, would not be heard. Also Clyde Kennard, the three civil rights workers, Gladys Noel Bates, and Aaron Henry were part of the Mississippi History here is some facts on what they did during those times. In 1953 Jack Cristal broadcasts his first Mississippi state football game, Jack was a father of…

Early Days 1720-1865, Early History of Mississippi Early settlers of Southwestern Mississippi would write back home and would write about the abundance of this new place. One Mississippi immigrant described his new home as “a wide empty country with a soil that yields such noble crops that any man is sure to succeed.” Another new settler wrote to family back in Maryland that “the crops [here] are certain… and abundance spreads the table of the poor man and contentment smiles on every…

Mississippi history played a big part in how America is today. Mississippi gets its’ name from the Native American word meaning “great river”. This comes from the Choctaws Indians which were the largest Native American tribe in Mississippi before they lost their lands due to unfair treaties. The Mississippi River has played a large role in Mississippi history. The Mississippi River helped create the fertile Delta region of Mississippi. Mississippi is known for its history of racism. Many…

Mississippi’s past history is filled with triumph and glory in many ways. These Mississippi stories written by writers born or raised in the South have made many authors famous. Current events (2014) have put Mississippi stories on the news and social media. There is the always present civil rights activists that continue to inspire the next generation. Mississippi has many famous authors with best-selling novels. John Grisham born in 1Arkansas but raised in Southaven, Mississippi has many best…

Mississippi was important during America’s Civil War. It played a huge part as an aid of the south, and was genuinely excited for the war in the beginning. The first battle of the war in Mississippi, the battle of Shiloh, cited Mississippi’s resistance against the Union army and their advancements to take over a vital source of transportation in the state, Corinth. With this town, the Union would be able to take over the railroads and the Tennessee River. Unfortunately for the Union and…

world has to offer. This dream was especially true for an African American growing up in Mississippi and other southern sates during the Civil Rights Movement. Born just before the Civil Rights Movement was being launched into full swing, Ralph Eubanks was one of these African Americans. Although Ralph Eubanks’s Civil Rights experience differed from many other African Americans’, he was still ultimately driven away from his home state due to the prejudice and stereotype of African Americans. His…

Hurricanes are usually caused engineering communications` destructions, houses destructions flooding and a lot of deaths. The most deadly hurricane for the entire history of the United States was the hurricane Katrina that destroyed everything that was on its way. The importance of this hurricane, the way of how it was created, and what government did to help people before and after the hurricane is written below. Last few classes we watched 4 parts of film about Katrina hurricane. According…

against racism and its attendant dehumanization and segregation in United States of America. He was born in Decatur, Mississippi to James and Jessie. As a child, Evers witnessed an incident where “a close friend of the family got lynched … because he sassed back a white woman.” (1. 13). The incident sent great message to him about the sufferings of the African Americans who were willing to resist dehumanization in Mississippi and it became indelible on his memory and drove his activism later on.…

Introduction On the early morning of August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a category 3 storm with winds over a hundred twenty-mile winds between Grand Isle, Louisiana and the mouth of the Mississippi River. Katrina went down in United States history as the single most catastrophic natural disaster. The damage caused by Katrina were estimated at $108 billion. The most costly hurricane in U.S. history. Fatalities in Louisiana alone were 1,577 people. There were fatalities in…