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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5] The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world. [4]
Peoples was born in August 1926 in Starkville, Mississippi. [1] Unlike many African-Americans in the community, his family owned their home as well as rental property. He learned to read before attending school. [2] He graduated from the segregated black school Oktibbeha County Training School in 1944.
After Evers was assassinated, an estimated 5,000 people marched from the Masonic Temple on Lynch Street to the Collins Funeral Home on North Farish Street in Jackson. Allen Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., and other civil rights leaders led the procession. [28] The Mississippi police came to the non-violent protest armed with riot gear and rifles.
Mount Olive served the African American community of Jackson, with the majority of burials occurring between 1900 and 1965. The cemetery has experienced years of neglect and some of the headstones have deteriorated as a result of this neglect. [ 3 ]
O.C. McDavid (May 30, 1911 - March 12, 1998) was an American newspaper editor, painter and sculptor. He was the managing editor of the Jackson Daily News from 1969 to 1977. . He is the namesake of the annual O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference of the Mississippi Press Association, and his artwork can be seen on the campuses of Mississippi College and Delta State Universi
The Jackson Free Press, referred to often as simply "JFP", is a community magazine available free of charge at various retail establishments in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded in 2002 by Mississippi native Donna Ladd and author and technology expert Todd Stauffer .
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Jackson, Mississippi. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.