mississippi

Racial tensions erupt in Clanton, Mississippi, after African-American Vietnam veteran Carl Lee Hailey kills the white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter and lawyer Jake Brigance tries to get him acquitted.

Law professor Ray Atlee and his troublesome younger brother Forrest are called home to Clanton, Mississippi by their dying father, Judge Atlee, but when the judge dies before the meeting can take place, Ray is left to untangle an old family secret.

Simeon Wright, the cousin of Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old African-American who was beaten and killed in 1955 for whistling at a white woman, reflects on what it was like to grow up in Mississippi during the 1940s and 1950s, reveals details about the night Emmett was kidnapped, and reflects on how the crime and trial affected his family and the community.

Provides information about Mississippi, discussing the history, people, industry, tourism, land and natural resources, politics, culture, sports, and other aspects of the Magnolia State.

A color-illustrated overview of Mississippi, covering its history, population, land, economy and commerce, politics and government, culture and lifestyle, notable people, and events and attractions. Also includes a time line, fast facts, and a further-reading list.

Mark Twain relates the boyhood experiences on the Mississippi that led to his ambition to be a river-boat pilot.

When her grandfather registers to vote while living in segregated Mississippi, an Afro-American girl begins to understand why he insists that she attend school.

During a heavy rainstorm in 1930s rural Mississippi, a ten-year-old white boy sees a bus driver order all the black passengers off a crowded bus to make room for late-arriving white passengers and then set off across the raging Rosa Lee River.

Provides an overview of the state of Mississippi, covering its history, geography, economy, people, and points of interest.