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Over 100 immigrants lived in Mississippi as the American Civil War started. In the late 19th century, Italian immigration increased in the United States, which made a tremendous impact on the area. [2] [3] The late 19th century saw the arrival of larger numbers of Italian immigrants who left Italy seeking economic opportunities.
A map showing approximate areas of various Mississippian and related cultures, including the Oneota. Oneota is a designation archaeologists use to refer to a cultural complex that existed in the Eastern Plains and Great Lakes area of what is now occupied by the United States from around AD 900 to around 1650 or 1700.
A History of Mississippi 2 vols. (1973), thorough coverage by scholars; Mitchell, Dennis J., A New History of Mississippi (2014) Ownby, Ted et al. eds. The Mississippi Encyclopedia (2017) Sansing, David G. Making Haste Slowly: The Troubled History of Higher Education in Mississippi (University Press of Mississippi, 2004) Skates, John Ray.
[2] [3] By the end of the 1870s, the Chinese had abandoned the plantations and began opening small family-owned grocery stores in the many small towns of the Delta. Chinese families began moving to the Delta in the early 1900s, and most modern Mississippi Delta Chinese are the descendants of Chinese who arrived in Mississippi during this time.
In 2007, all 50 states proposed legislation dealing with illegal immigration. The number of bills focusing on illegal immigration went from 570 in 2006 to 1,562 in 2007. 240 of these bills were enacted. As of December 31, 2010, six states had proposed illegal immigration bills similar to those of Arizona, including Mississippi. [5] [6]
A new exhibit at the Two Mississippi Museums offers an up-close look at some of the flags that have flown over the state. "Flags From Mississippi: Emblems Through Time" weaves the story of ...
Statistics show that Mississippi's children have gone from having almost the worst scores on the standardized national reading test for fourth-graders in 2013 to narrowly exceeding the national ...
Mississippi went from being ranked the second-worst state in 2013 for fourth-grade reading to 21st in 2022. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...