The Lower Mississippi Valley is more than just a distinct geographical region of the United States; it was central to the outcome of the Civil War and the destruction of slavery in the American South.

To people who happen to be admirers of Spanish Civil War literature, Jackson as the headquarters of the Mississippi Summer Project is likely to conjure up visions of Madrid as the capital of the ...

By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi, Florida ... Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas ...

He built Mississippi’s Republican Party into a conservative powerhouse, making himself a regional power broker in the process ...

Happy Birthday, Mississippi!

How much do you know about the Civil War? Our history quiz covers some of the basic Civil War questions that we feel are ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An architectural firm has been brought on to draw up plans for a new Civil War interpretive center in ...

Robertson Scholars create process to preserve the stories of a new generation of activists When they arrived in Mississippi for an internship last year, students Jenna Smith and Vishal Jammulapati ...