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Location. Jackson, Mississippi. Coordinates. 32°17′48″N 90°12′12″W. / 32.2965351°N 90.2034219°W / 32.2965351; -90.2034219. NRHP reference No. 100001028. Mount Olive Cemetery is a historic burial ground for African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
1888. ( 1888) School district. Jackson Public School District. Grades. 9–12. Central High School was a public high school in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It was established in 1888 and was part of the Jackson Public School District. Its building currently serves as the headquarters of the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE).
Jackson: Mississippi Free Press: 1961: 1964: LCCN 2013254324, sn87065222; OCLC 15308525, 17268835, 2557042, 664611325; ISSN 2642-4673, 2642-5173; Played an important role in the civil rights movement as a newspaper willing to speak out against the power structure. Jackson: Highlighter: 1975: Founded by Gene L. Mosley. Jackson: Mississippi ...
On January 13, 2019, George Robinson, a 62-year-old Black man, died two days after a violent arrest by three Black police officers in Jackson, Mississippi. According to a grand jury indictment, the officers pulled Robinson out of a car, threw him headfirst into the pavement, and struck and kicked him multiple times in the head and chest.
Jackson Women's Health Organization (abbreviated JWHO and commonly known as the Pink House [1] [2]) was an abortion clinic located in a bright pink building in Jackson, Mississippi 's Fondren neighborhood. [3] It was the only abortion clinic in Mississippi since the other one closed in 2006. [4] The JWHO closed its doors on July 6, 2022 ...
Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician serving as the 53rd mayor [1] of Jackson, Mississippi, [2] the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position. He was first elected in 2017. In the primary, Lumumba soundly [3] won the Democratic nomination, defeating both incumbent mayor Tony ...
On October 20, 2003, the Atlanta City Council voted to rename Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to honor former mayor Maynard Jackson, who died June 23, 2003. The council planned to drop Hartsfield's name from the airport, but public outcry (occurring coincidentally during a debate over the state's flag ) prevented this.
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city.