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Jackson Academy is a private school in Jackson, Mississippi founded by Loyal M. Bearrs in 1959. Bearrs claimed he established the school to teach using an accelerated phonics program he developed, [3] [4] but the school remained completely racially segregated until 1986, even forgoing tax exemption in 1970 to avoid having to accept Black students.
Sources: [1] and FAA [2] Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport ( IATA: JAN, ICAO: KJAN, FAA LID: JAN) is a city-owned civil-military airport located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, [3] approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Downtown Jackson across the Pearl River. [2] It is located in Rankin County between the suburbs of ...
Mississippi Highway 25 MS 25 highlighted in red, unsigned extensions near I-22 highlighted in blue Route information Maintained by MDOT Length 260.816 mi (419.743 km) Existed 1932–present Major junctions South end I-55 in Jackson Major intersections US 82 in Starkville US 45 Alt. in West Point US 45 in Aberdeen US 278 in Amory I-22 / US 78 in Fulton US 72 in Iuka North end SR 57 near North ...
Harvey Johnson Jr. Harvey Johnson Jr. (born December 21, 1946), [1] [2] is an American politician from Mississippi. He was elected in 1997 as the first African American Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, serving two terms. He was known for his achievements in gaining reinvestment in the city to revitalize downtown.
049-JAC-0195-NR-ML. Significant dates. Added to NRHP. July 31, 1986. Designated USMS. March 5, 1986. The Hinds County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse building in Jackson, Mississippi. The Art Deco building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 31, 1986; and is a Mississippi Landmark since March 5, 1986.
Alligator, Mississippi. / 34.08861°N 90.72056°W / 34.08861; -90.72056. Alligator is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 116. [3] In 2009, Tommie "Tomaso" Brown was elected Alligator's first black mayor. He defeated Robert Fava, the mayor since 1979. [4]
Freddie Waits. Walter Ward (singer) Carl Weathersby. The Weeks (band) Carson Whitsett. Tim Whitsett. The Williams Brothers (gospel group) Cassandra Wilson. Nanette Workman.
Mississippi was granted statehood on December 10, 1817. Historical and present district boundaries. Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Mississippi, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in Mississippi between 1973 and 2013 are shown.