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Eli Manning

Eli Manning’s jersey number 10 was retired by the Ole Miss Rebels football team in 2021, and his jersey joined his father’s retired number 18 in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Eli was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.

Union Church Presbyterian Church

From its beginnings in 1805, through war, social upheaval, and denominational change, the Union Church Presbyterian Church has remained a lasting symbol of community, worship, and perseverance in rural Mississippi.

Ser Seshsh Ab Heter-C. M. Boxley

Ser Seshsh Ab Heter-C. M. Boxley, widely known as Ser Boxley, has spent decades fighting for justice, human rights, and the equitable representation of African American history in Natchez.

Greg Iles

Greg Iles was a storyteller whose Mississippi-based mysteries intertwine history, politics, and personal drama.

Pride Parades and Festivals

In the late 2010s, queer communities in cities across Mississippi began regularly hosting pride parades. Sometimes described as “a party with politics,” pride parades and festivals are annual events meant to promote the acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities.

Graceland Too

Few roadside attractions capture the strange devotion and regional mythology of Elvis Presley quite like Graceland Too, the quirky shrine in an antebellum home in Holly Springs.