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African Americans in Mississippi. 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.
Toni Seawright (born 1964), Miss Mississippi 1987; first African-American winner ; Naomi Sims (1948–2009), fashion model and author ; Ellen Stratton (born 1939), model and Playboy Playmate ; Amy Wesson (born 1977), fashion model ; Cindy Williams (born 1964), journalist and Miss Mississippi USA 1986
Rickey Thompson: [16] First African American male judge in Lee County, Mississippi; Rod Hickman: [17] First African American male to serve as the County Attorney of Noxubee County, Mississippi (2019) John Wilchie: [18] First African American male to serve as a Justice Court Judge in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi; Clell Ward: [12] First ...
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 .
This list of African American Historic Places in Mississippi is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]
At the age of 26 in 1872, Lynch was elected as the youngest member of the US Congress from Mississippi's 6th congressional district, as part of the first generation of African-American Congressmen. (This district was created by the state legislature in 1870.) He was the only African American elected from Mississippi for a century.
Amzie Moore (September 23, 1911 – February 1, 1982) was an African-American civil rights leader and entrepreneur in the Mississippi Delta. He helped lead voter registration efforts. His former home in Cleveland, Mississippi, is a Mississippi Landmark. A historical marker commemorates its history. [1] It is now a museum and interpretive center.
Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was a 14-year-old African American youth who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman, Carolyn Bryant, in her family's grocery store.