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John R. Lynch (1847–1939), first African-American speaker of the Mississippi House, U.S. representative ; Ray Mabus (born 1948), governor and Secretary of the Navy ; Lewis McAllister (born 1932), state representative ; Glenn McCullough (born 1954), mayor of Tupelo ; Chris McDaniel (born 1971), state senator
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.
M. Macon, Mississippi, race riot; March Against Fear; Margaret Walker Center; Mary Holmes College; Meridian Baptist Seminary; Meridian race riot of 1871; Mae Louise Miller
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 history; Black Belt in the American South; Business history; Military history ...
Charles remained involved in Mississippi civil rights activities for many years, and in 1969, was the first African-American mayor elected in the state. [43] He died on July 22, 2020, at the age of 97, in nearby Brandon. [44]
Hartman Turnbow (March 20, 1905 – August 15, 1988) [1] [2] was a Mississippi farmer, orator, and activist during the Civil Rights Movement.On April 9, 1963, Turnbow was one of the first African Americans to attempt to register to vote in Mississippi, along with a group called the "First Fourteen".
Hamer was born as Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917, in Montgomery County, Mississippi.She was the last of the 20 children of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend. [3]In 1919, the Townsends moved to Ruleville, Mississippi, to work as sharecroppers on W. D. Marlow's plantation. [4]
Minnie M. Geddings was born in 1869 to Mary Geddings and William Geddings in Lexington, Mississippi. [2] Though not much is known about her early life, it is possible that her family fared better than many other Black families in the Mississippi Delta as her parents owned a restaurant and she was able to attend Fisk University, a Historically Black University in Nashville, Tennessee. [3]