SettingsPeople murdered in Mississippi
Andrew Goodman
Andrew Goodman (November 23, 1943, – June 21, 1964) was one of three American civil rights activists murdered near Philadelphia, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer in 1964 by members of th...
Andrew Goodman (November 23, 1943, – June 21, 1964) was one of three American civil rights activists murdered near Philadelphia, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer in 1964 by members of th...
Death of James Craig Anderson
James Craig Anderson was a 49-year-old African American who died after being run over, in Jackson, Mississippi on 26 June 2011 by a truck allegedly driven by 18-year old Deryl Dedmon.
James Craig Anderson was a 49-year-old African American who died after being run over, in Jackson, Mississippi on 26 June 2011 by a truck allegedly driven by 18-year old Deryl Dedmon.
Emmett Till
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
Emmett Louis Till was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
George W. Lee
George W. Lee (1904 – May 7, 1955) was an African American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur.
George W. Lee (1904 – May 7, 1955) was an African American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur.
James Chaney
James Earl "J.E." Chaney, from Meridian, Mississippi, was one of three American civil rights workers who were murdered during Freedom Summer by members of the Ku Klux Klan near Philadelphia.
James Earl "J.E." Chaney, from Meridian, Mississippi, was one of three American civil rights workers who were murdered during Freedom Summer by members of the Ku Klux Klan near Philadelphia.
James Craig Anderson
James Craig Anderson was a 49-year-old African American who died after, as authorities allege, being repeatedly beaten and robbed by white teens, and run over, in Jackson, Mississippi on June 26...
James Craig Anderson was a 49-year-old African American who died after, as authorities allege, being repeatedly beaten and robbed by white teens, and run over, in Jackson, Mississippi on June 26...
Lamar Smith (activist)
Lamar Smith was a U.S. civil rights figure, black farmer, World War I veteran and an organizer of black voter registration.
Lamar Smith was a U.S. civil rights figure, black farmer, World War I veteran and an organizer of black voter registration.
Louis Allen
Louis Allen was an African-American logger and civil rights activist, involved in voter registration in the small town of Liberty, Mississippi.
Louis Allen was an African-American logger and civil rights activist, involved in voter registration in the small town of Liberty, Mississippi.
Mack Charles Parker
Mack Charles Parker (1936 – April 24, 1959) was an African-American victim of lynching in the United States.
Mack Charles Parker (1936 – April 24, 1959) was an African-American victim of lynching in the United States.
Medgar Evers
Medgar Wiley Evers was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi.
Medgar Wiley Evers was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi.
Michael Schwerner
Michael Henry Schwerner, was one of three Congress of Racial Equality field workers killed in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by the Ku Klux Klan in response to their civil rights work, which include...
Michael Henry Schwerner, was one of three Congress of Racial Equality field workers killed in Philadelphia, Mississippi, by the Ku Klux Klan in response to their civil rights work, which include...
Murder of James Craig Anderson
James Craig Anderson was a 49-year-old African American who died after being run over, in Jackson, Mississippi on June 26, 2011, by a truck driven by 18-year old Deryl Dedmon.
James Craig Anderson was a 49-year-old African American who died after being run over, in Jackson, Mississippi on June 26, 2011, by a truck driven by 18-year old Deryl Dedmon.
Murder of Louis Allen
Louis Allen (murdered January 31, 1964) was an African-American logger and civil rights activist, involved in voter registration in the small town of Liberty, Mississippi.
Louis Allen (murdered January 31, 1964) was an African-American logger and civil rights activist, involved in voter registration in the small town of Liberty, Mississippi.
Paul Guihard
Paul Guihard, (died 30 September, 1962) was a French journalist covering the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1960s.
Paul Guihard, (died 30 September, 1962) was a French journalist covering the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1960s.
Red Shoes (Choctaw chief)
Red Shoes was a Choctaw chief, who traded with British fur traders based in South Carolina in the 1740s and ignited the Choctaw Civil War.
Red Shoes was a Choctaw chief, who traded with British fur traders based in South Carolina in the 1740s and ignited the Choctaw Civil War.
Richard Barrett (lawyer)
Richard Barrett was an American lawyer, white nationalist, and self-proclaimed leader in the nationalist Skinheadz movement.
Richard Barrett was an American lawyer, white nationalist, and self-proclaimed leader in the nationalist Skinheadz movement.
William Clark Falkner
William Clark Falkner (July 6, 1825 or 1826 – November 6, 1889) was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and author in northern Mississippi.
William Clark Falkner (July 6, 1825 or 1826 – November 6, 1889) was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and author in northern Mississippi.
William F. Tucker
William Feimster Tucker (May 9, 1827 – September 14, 1881) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
William Feimster Tucker (May 9, 1827 – September 14, 1881) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
William Johnson (barber)
William T. Johnson (1809-June 17, 1851) was a free African American barber, who lived in Natchez, Mississippi.
William T. Johnson (1809-June 17, 1851) was a free African American barber, who lived in Natchez, Mississippi.