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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.
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]
This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Mississippi. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first such newspaper in Mississippi was the Colored Citizen in 1867. [1] More than 70 African American newspapers were founded across Mississippi between 1867 and 1899, in at least 37 different towns. [2]
This list of majority-Black counties in the United States covers the counties and county-equivalents in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each county that is Black or African American. The data source for the list is the 2020 United States Census. [1]
"As an African American woman in the Mississippi Legislature, my support undoubtedly is for our Vice President Kamala Harris as the candidate for our upcoming presidential election," Butler ...
Mississippi’s population is about 59% white and 38% Black. In the legislative redistricting plan adopted in 2022, 15 of the 52 Senate districts and 42 of the 122 House districts are majority ...
Category: African-American history of Mississippi. 3 languages. ... Anti-black racism in Mississippi (1 C, 13 P) C. African-American cemeteries in Mississippi (4 P)
Reedy is among a small share of Black medical school students in a state where nearly 4 in 10 people — but only 1 in 10 doctors — identify as Black or African American. Of the 660 medical ...