The state has seen the rise and fall of several different cultures, and their remnants still blend together in Mississippi's culture today. Mississippi, one of the East South Central states of the United States, bordered on the north by Tennessee, on the east by Alabama, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana, and on the west by Louisiana and Arkansas. The Mississippi River forms almost the entire western boundary, and the Pearl River forms part of the southern boundary.

General information:

Statehood: Dec. 10, 1817, the 20th state.

State abbreviations: Miss. (traditional); MS (postal).

State capital: Jackson, Mississippi's capital since 1822. Other capitals were Natchez (1798-1802, 1817-1821), Washington (1802-1817), and Columbia (1821-1822).

Origin of Name: From an Indian word meaning "Father of Waters"

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... Continuing with another 115 out of 2290 Size (words) ...result, a federal court in New Orleans ordered 33 Mississippi school districts to desegregate by December 1969. Many white people opened segregated private schools and enrolled their children. Also in 1969 Charles Evers became the first black mayor in Mississippi since Reconstruction. He was elected in Fayette.

1991Kirk Fordice became the first Republican to be elected governor of Mississippi since 1874.

Today, Mississippi is a major contributor to USA. One contribution is an immense forestry industry. About 54 percent of the state is covered by slash and loblolly pine trees. There is also an abundance of tung trees, which are used for their oil. A major forest in Mississippi is the Piney Woods, which are located ...Essay still continues 100 more words...