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John R. Lynch (1847–1939), first African-American speaker of the Mississippi House, U.S. representative Ray Mabus (born 1948), governor and Secretary of the Navy ( Starkville ) Lewis McAllister (born 1932), state representative ( Meridian )
African Americans in Mississippi or Black Mississippians are residents of the state of Mississippi who are of African American ancestry. As of the 2019 U.S. Census estimates, African Americans were 37.8% of the state's population which is the highest in the nation. [4] African Americans were brought to Mississippi for cotton production during ...
In 1873, Lynch was elected as the first African-American Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives; he is considered the first Black man to hold this position in any state. He was among the first generation of African Americans from the South elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the 44th, 45th, and 47th Congresses.
Charles remained involved in Mississippi civil rights activities for many years, and in 1969, was the first African-American mayor elected in the state. [43] He died on July 22, 2020, at the age of 97, in nearby Brandon. [44]
Pages in category "African-American history of Mississippi" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
First African American to win a delegate-awarding U.S. presidential primary/caucus: Jesse Jackson (Louisiana, the District of Columbia, South Carolina, Virginia, and one of two separate Mississippi contests). First African-American New York City Police Commissioner: Benjamin Ward
In 1969, Robert Bell enrolled at Mississippi State University and, a year later, alongside the late Frank Dowsing, Jr., integrated The post One of Mississippi State’s first Black football ...
The first two African-American senators represented the state of Mississippi during the Reconstruction era, following the American Civil War. Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African American to serve in the Senate, was elected in 1870 [5] by the Mississippi State Legislature to succeed Albert G. Brown, who resigned during the Civil War.