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 Mississippi became the 20th state of the United States in 1817.[([[https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/mississippi-admission-anniversary.html|census]])] Mississippi became the 20th state of the United States in 1817.[([[https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/mississippi-admission-anniversary.html|census]])]
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 +===== 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 =====
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 +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 =====
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 +Jackson is the state capital of Mississippi.[([[https://www.britannica.com/place/Jackson-Mississippi|britannica]])]
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