Hakutulokset: mississippi
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Lynchings in Mississippi
Lynching occurred more in Mississippi than in any other state. During the 100 years after the Civil War, almost one in every ten lynchings in the United States took place in …
Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863
Telling the story of the Civil War's Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, this book explains how the river …
Ship Island, Mississippi
Ship Island was used as a French base of operations for Gulf Coast maneuvers and later, during the War of 1812, by the British as a launching point for the disastrous Battle of New …
Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi
Since 1866 the Ku Klux Klan has been a significant force in Mississippi, enduring repeated cycles of expansion and decline. Klansmen have rallied, marched, elected civic leaders, …
Overland Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi West
In 1528, the Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and his three companions were shipwrecked and, looking for help, began an eight-year trek through the deserts of the …
Slavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865
Although the passing of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 banned African American slavery in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, making the new territory officially …
Vicksburg Campaign
The Union victory at Gettysburg is widely considered the turning point of the Civil War but many scholars consider the capture of Vicksburg the decisive action. Building on a …
On the Land of My Father
This book evokes a time and place that is central to the American experience, a past to be remembered. This simple and direct narrative of family values and connections to the land …