Black History Month celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

When the Freedom Riders rolled into Jackson in 1961, Mississippi responded with mass arrests — and the Riders answered with a ...

Jackson kicked off its Black History Month celebration with keynote speaker Don McCorry, a student's history presentation, and a performance by local artist Joston Cooper ...

Black History Month: Mississippians help define the country ...

Mississippi is a state steeped in history, with a rich cultural heritage that spans centuries. From the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi has played a pivotal role in shaping the ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Georgetown community is one of Jackson’s oldest and most influential, historically Black neighborhoods. The community helped raise a generation of lawyers, doctors, ...

In 1973, a Jackson city councilman announced a plan to build a baseball stadium on park land that the city bought from the state of Mississippi in 1944. The land was originally owned by the state ...

Mississippi has a long, complex history. The area now known as the Magnolia State spent time under French, British and Spanish rule before becoming a U.S. territory in 1798. Did you know the oldest ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add information about Greenwood Cemetery. Black History Month is a time to ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—As students return to classrooms this fall, a new textbook revised by a Mississippi State veteran educator sheds new light on the Magnolia State’s history. Kenneth Anthony (Photo by ...