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MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY
222 NORTH STREET
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

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Explore 15,000 years of history and learn how our shared past influences our future together.

First Peoples
13,000 BC—AD 1518
Cultural Crossroads
1519—1798
Joining the United States
1799—1832
Cotton Kingdom
1835—1865
The World Remade
1866—1902
Promise and Peril
1903—1927
Bridging Hardship
1928—1948
Forging Ahead
1946—Present
Enduring Cultures
Sense of Duty
The Soul of the State

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Explore Mississippi

Many of the homes, colleges, and historic sites discussed in this gallery still exist today. Journey beyond the museum walls and explore the places where history happened.

Mount Locust Inn

Mount Locust Inn Constructed circa 1780, this home was a working plantation and an inn along the Natchez Trace.

Milepost 15.5
Natchez, Mississippi

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Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home

Medgar and Mylie Evers House Home and assassination site of famed civil rights activist

2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Dr.
Jackson, Mississippi

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First Peoples: 13,000 BC–AD 1518

Cultural Crossroads: Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans 1519–1798

Joining the United States: Territory, Statehood, and Treaties 1799–1832

Cotton Kingdom: Enslavement and Civil War 1835–1865

The World Remade: Freedom, Reconstruction, and Counter Revolution 1866–1902

Promise and Peril: Progressivism, Repression, and World War I 1903–1927

Bridging Hardship: Great Depression, New Deal and World War II 1928–1948

Forging Ahead: Civil Rights, Diversification, and Innovation 1946–Present

Enduring Cultures

Sense of Duty

Soul of the State

Enduring Cultures

Cotton Kingdom:
Enslavement and Civil War
1835–1865

First Peoples:
13,000BC–AD 1518

The World Remade:
Freedom, Reconstruction, and Counter Revolution
1866–1902

Cultural Crossroads:
Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans
1519–1798

MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY
222 NORTH STREET
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Explore the Galleries

Explore Mississippi

Mount Locust Inn

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home

First Peoples: 13,000 BC–AD 1518

Cultural Crossroads: Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans 1519–1798

Joining the United States: Territory, Statehood, and Treaties 1799–1832

Cotton Kingdom: Enslavement and Civil War 1835–1865

The World Remade: Freedom, Reconstruction, and Counter Revolution 1866–1902

Promise and Peril: Progressivism, Repression, and World War I 1903–1927

Bridging Hardship: Great Depression, New Deal and World War II 1928–1948

Forging Ahead: Civil Rights, Diversification, and Innovation 1946–Present

Enduring Cultures

Sense of Duty

Soul of the State

Enduring Cultures

Cotton Kingdom: Enslavement and Civil War 1835–1865

First Peoples: 13,000BC–AD 1518

The World Remade: Freedom, Reconstruction, and Counter Revolution 1866–1902

Cultural Crossroads: Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans 1519–1798

MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY 222 NORTH STREET JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Explore the Galleries

Explore Mississippi

Mount Locust Inn

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home

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Cotton Kingdom:
Enslavement and Civil War
1835–1865

First Peoples:
13,000BC–AD 1518

The World Remade:
Freedom, Reconstruction, and Counter Revolution
1866–1902

Cultural Crossroads:
Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans
1519–1798

MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY
222 NORTH STREET
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI