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In the 19th century, many Italians entered the United States in New Orleans and traveled onwards to Mississippi. [1] 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]
Edward McGehee (November 8, 1786 – October 1, 1880) was an American judge and major planter in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.He owned nearly 1,000 slaves to work his thousands of acres of cotton land at his Bowling Green Plantation.
Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River, or its historical course. [8] Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city.
The population of the Mississippi Delta Chinese exploded after war. Many young Chinese men from the Mississippi Delta served as soldiers during the Second World War, and many women from China married these soldiers and settled in the Delta as war brides after the war. By the 1970s there were as many as 3,000 Americans of Chinese descent living ...
The origins of comeback sauce are closely tied to the history of Greek immigration in Mississippi—many Greek immigrants struggling with language barriers found work in Jackson restaurants.
The CSSC includes the Southern Documentary Project division and the Southern Foodways Alliance institute, and a partner publication, Living Blues magazine. Over the years it has hosted countless programs, including the Oxford Conference for the Book, the Music of the South Concert Series and Symposium, the Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern Cultural History, the Blues Today Symposium, and the ...
Three of Mississippi's Historically Black Colleges and Universities are set to receive over $3.1 million in total to preserve historical structures.
Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at 920-996-7266 or mheim@gannett.com .