Situated in the deep south, the state of Mississippi, nicknamed "The Magnolia State," gets its name from the Mississippi River, which is the state's western boundary. It was settled by the French in 1699 and deeded to the British after the Seven Years' War. After much strife, it joined the Union in 1817, making it the 20th state in the Union. Its capital is Jackson, named in honor of President Andrew Jackson, the founder of Jacksonian democracy, which held sway over Mississippi for decades. By 1820, more than 450 slaves had been freed in Mississippi, and the state restricted them greatly, with laws which mandated that they carry identification to prove they were freedmen, and which forbade their voting or carrying weapons. In 1822, plantation owners pushed through a state law making emancipation of slaves illegal except in cases which were individually manumitted by a special act of the legislature. By 1860, about 1,000 of the 437,000 blacks in Mississippi were free. During the Civil War, more than 80,000 men from Mississippi fought in battles which included the Shiloh and Vicksburg Campaigns, the Battle of Grand Gulf, the Battle of Port Gibson, and General Sherman’s march from Vicksburg to Meridian, which was meant to destroy the railroad center there and which was the prototype of his March to the Sea in Georgia. It was the last state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which emancipated the slaves, holding out until 2013.
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Provides news and information from Greenville and the Mississippi Delta with the aim to share thoughts and opinions about issues which affect the lives of residents there.
http://deltascoop.blogspot.com/
The official weblog of the local Arts Council uses this vehicle to promote the cultural heritage of the area and to encourage arts appreciation and education. To that end, announcements about art and cultural events, internal changes and news, and programs the Council institutes.
http://greenvilleartscouncil.wordpress.com/
The blogger says she is on a “culinary Scavenger hunt” in the city, looking for the best of foods and offering reviews of those eateries in which she finds them. She presents categories including sea food, soul food, sandwiches, and Mexican food.
http://hattiesburgfoodblog.blogspot.com/
Mississippian kayaker posts her thoughts about kayaking, cycling, and digital photography, all of which she fancies.
http://kayakmississippi.blogspot.com/
A collaborative effort of the McComb School District and members of the Local History Advisory Committee for McComb, Mississippi, and supported by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the blog offers articles on the history of McComb, student documentaries, and general information about the project.
http://mccomblegacies.org/
Blogging the histories of what the writer calls unconventional southerners. This blog displays the histories of ordinary people using records and documents garnered by the author, a historian whose focus is on nineteenth century people including outlaws, Civil War Unionists, unruly women, and religious and political nonconformists.
http://renegadesouth.wordpress.com/
A Hattiesburg resident writes about the International House of Prayer and their mission, intercessory missions, and Jesus Christ, as well as sports, the message of liberty, and politics. At the end of 2010, he also added posts about the United States Army, as he had enlisted. Those posts include his first few months and AIT.
http://timbrownlee.wordpress.com/
The AGEMA Fight Team sponsors this blog, which is full of information about the organization as well as upcoming events, and classes as well as sports themselves, including submission wrestling, Thai kickboxing, CrossFit, and boxing.
http://tupelomma.blogspot.com/
Thirty-something woman in Jackson, Mississippi. writes about art, literature. and her life in this mid-sized southern city.
http://nicolebradshaw.blogspot.com/
