The SPLC’s Mississippi state office embarked on a multicity bus tour to hear directly from community members their struggles with advocacy and civic groups and state leaders.

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McCartney, a civil war veteran from Illinois ... Finally, the blue edges represent the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan which flank the state.

Like the mighty river, the state of Mississippi ... For a spot of Civil War-era history, check out Fort Massachusetts and look out for dolphins as you cross the Mississippi Sound to access the island.

Explore the must-see landmarks in South Carolina and soak up the southern charm and natural beauty of this coastal state.

Robert Farrell traced the whereabouts of thousands of Civil War veterans with ties to Long Island after he retired from almost 30 years of work at the Grumman Aerospace Corp. Farrell, a resident ...

Jackson, MS () Mississippi has a long history of voter suppression. An 1890 rule that permanently strips people convicted of certain crimes of their right to ...

But the thousands upon thousands of them he gathers to share with people working to improve habitat along the Mississippi ... like the Clean River Advisory Council and the Rock Island County ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed ... Louisiana plans to build a $5.9 billion levee and floodwall system totaling 18.5 miles in length to protect ...