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  2. List of African-American historic places in Mississippi

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    Slavery in the colonial history of the US; Revolutionary War; Antebellum period; Slavery and military history during the Civil War; Reconstruction era. Politicians; Juneteenth; Civil rights movement (1865–1896) Jim Crow era (1896–1954) Civil rights movement (1954–1968) Black power movement; Post–civil rights era; Aspects; Agriculture ...

  3. Ashley Nora - Wikipedia

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    Nora's focus on following dreams is also featured in her February 2023 painting "I Know I Can". This painting was created live by Nora during a Pacers basketball game for one of the team's Black History Month activities. According to Nora, the painting depicted "children who have dreams but no resources," including three kids who dream of their ...

  4. African Americans in Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    By 1719, the first African slaves arrived. Most of those early enslaved people in Mississippi were Caribbean Creoles. [6] The movement of importing black slaves to Mississippi peaked in the 1830s, when more than 100,000 black slaves may have entered Mississippi. [7] The largest slave market was located at the Forks of the Road in Natchez. [8]

  5. How are Memphis schools celebrating Black History Month ...

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    For example, on the afternoon of Feb. 15, Alcy Elementary School is turning its cafeteria into a “Black History Living Wax Museum,” and on the evening of Feb. 22, a “Portraits of Black ...

  6. MTSU Mondays: Black History Month Unity Luncheon to honor ...

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    MTSU to hold annual Black History Unity Luncheon Feb. 8. Applied Behavior Analysis Master's program provides uncommon career options.

  7. Honoring the contributions of African Americans for Black ...

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    Join Anderson County in Commemorating African-American History during Black History Month. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  8. Freedom Summer - Wikipedia

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    Freedom Summer, also known as Mississippi Freedom Summer (sometimes referred to as the Freedom Summer Project or the Mississippi Summer Project), was a campaign launched by American civil rights activists in June 1964 to register as many African-American voters as possible in the state of Mississippi.

  9. Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture

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    The museum has hosted educational programs for visiting students. Staff have also contributed to educational events, such as the Black and Blue Civil War Living History Program, where museum Executive Director Darrell S. White portrayed Hiram Revels, a freedman who during the Civil War helped to raise two African-American regiments and later became the first African American to serve as a ...