Michael Vinson Wiliams | Mississippi Encyclopedia

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Born at Farmington in present-day Alcorn County on 16 November 1850, Modena Lowrey was the oldest of eleven children of…

In 1869, at a time when little was being done for young women, two men discussed the idea of establishing…

Known for her memorable comic prose, Tupelo native Jill Conner Browne is most famous for her Sweet Potato Queens series,…

The problems that have long troubled Mississippi seem clear—high poverty rates, jobs that pay less than most American jobs, racial…

Corinth, a town and important rail junction in Northeast Mississippi, was the scene of much military activity during the Civil…

The Arkansas was the only Confederate ironclad to see service in Mississippi waters during the Civil War. The vessel was…

Medgar Evers became the first Mississippi field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in…

Medgar Wiley Evers served as the first Mississippi field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People…

Holding great significance for archaeologists, the Hester Site is located in Monroe County, just west of the town of Amory,…

Guy Hovis is best known for his appearances on The Lawrence Welk Show as half of the singing duo Guy…

Mississippi John Hurt was born on 8 March 1892 in Teoc, just north of Greenwood in the Mississippi Delta. Hurt…

Mark Perrin Lowrey was born in McNairy County, Tennessee, on 20 December 1828. At the age of fifteen he moved…

Mary Mahoney’s Old French House Restaurant opened its doors at 110 Rue Magnolia in the Biloxi Historic District on 7…

Cowles (pronounced Coals) Mead was a legislator, administrator, statesman, and orator who served in the Mississippi Territory and in Mississippi’s…

Paleo-Indians were the first people to enter the Americas and Mississippi. Originally, it was thought that these people came across…

Born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on 23 June 1904, Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith was one of the most popular…

Television came relatively late to Mississippi and several other southern states. Following a federal freeze on licensing new stations by…

Mildred Nungester Wolfe was an artist who painted landscapes and townscapes in oil and watercolor as well as portraits of…