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 The term "Mississippi" is derived from the Anishinabe tribe of Native Americans and means "Father of Waters".[([[https://www.j2e.com/powick+cofe+primary+school/lsk8/The+Mississippi+River+(LK)/|j2e]])]
+===== Not The Longest =====
+Though not as well-known as the Mississippi River, the Missouri River in the United States is almost 100 miles longer.[([[https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/missouri-river-is-longer-than-the-mississippi-river/|fox2now]])]
+===== 20th State =====
+Mississippi became the 20th state of the United States in 1817.[([[https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/mississippi-admission-anniversary.html|census]])]
+===== Alcorn State University =====
+Alcorn State University, located in Claiborne County, Mississippi, is the country's first African American land-grant university.[([[https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/alcorn-state-university-1871/|blackpast]])]
+===== Robert Parris Moses =====
+Robert Parris Moses was a key organizer of the American civil rights movement in the 1960s, fostering student protests in Mississippi based on community organizing and mobilization concepts.[([[https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/historians-and-chronicles/historians-miscellaneous-biographies/robert-parris-moses|encyclopedia]])]
+===== Agriculture =====
+Poultry, soybeans, lumber, and cotton are Mississippi's top agricultural exports.[([[https://www.mdac.ms.gov/agency-info/mississippi-agriculture-snapshot/|mdac]])]
+===== River System =====
+When the Ohio and Missouri River tributaries are counted as part of the Mississippi River, the river system becomes the world's third biggest.[([[https://www.nps.gov/miss/riverfacts.htm|nps]])]
+===== Barq's Root Beer =====
+Edward Barq created Barq's Root Beer in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1897.[([[https://muse.jhu.edu/article/672758/pdf|muse]])]
+===== Human Lung Transplant =====
+In 1963, Dr. James D. Hardy of the University of Mississippi Medical Center performed the first successful human lung transplant.[([[https://www.umc.edu/UMMC/About-Us/History/James-Hardy/Hardy-Overview.html|umc]])]
+===== Chimp Heart Into A Human =====
+Dr. James D. Hardy of the University of Mississippi transplanted a chimp heart into a human in 1964. The heart continued to beat for 90 minutes before stopping. The transplant generated heated controversy among doctors.[([[https://www.umc.edu/UMMC/About-Us/History/James-Hardy/Hardy-Overview.html|umc]])]
+===== Beach =====
+Mississippi has the world's longest man-made beach. From Biloxi to Henderson Point, the beach stretches over 26 kilometers.[([[https://vicksburgnews.com/did-you-know-the-longest-man-made-beach-in-the-world-is-in-mississippi/|vicksburgnews]])]
+===== Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party =====
+In 1964, civil rights activists in Mississippi formed the "Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party" to compete with the Mississippi Democratic Party, which was solely open to white people.[([[https://snccdigital.org/inside-sncc/alliances-relationships/mfdp/|snccdigital]])]
+===== Mississippi University for Women =====
+Mississippi University for Women, established in 1884, was the country's first state-funded female institution.[([[https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/mississippi-university-for-women/|mississippiencyclopedia]])]
+===== Petrified Forest =====
+Mississippi is home to the Eastern United States' sole petrified forest.[([[https://www.mspetrifiedforest.com/index.php|mspetrifiedforest]])]
+===== State Capital =====
+Jackson is the state capital of Mississippi.[([[https://www.britannica.com/place/Jackson-Mississippi|britannica]])]

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