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A history of executions in Mississippi. How many? What methods? What we know
How many people have been executed in Mississippi? How were their deaths conducted? How many women executed? Any notable ...
Mississippi executes man on death row for nearly 50 years
The longest-serving death row inmate in Mississippi's history, Richard Jordan, was executed Wednesday evening at the ...
U.S. History state assessment eliminated for Mississippi high schools. See reactions
"I am disheartened that the U.S. History test is on the table to eliminated as an end-of-course assessment," a commenter ...
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Mississippi College researchers seek to preserve, revitalize native Choctaw language
MBCI Chief Cyrus Ben signed a resolution authorizing MC Professor Sara Kimmel and her team to research the Choctaw Language ...
Mississippi should keep Mississippi history assessment
Miss., and Mary Werner, Mississippi Education Board Member, penned an op-ed in Mississippi Today on the importance of keeping ...
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Mississippi officials refused to air 'Sesame Street' in 1970 because of multiracial cast - Snopes.com
In April 2025, a Reddit user on the r/todayilearned (TIL) subreddit claimed that officials in Mississippi — a U.S. state with a long history of civil and racial injustice — once refused to ...
Education board axes U.S. history test for Mississippi high schoolers
Mississippi high schoolers no longer have to pass the U.S. history test to graduate. The Mississippi State Board of Education voted Thursday to remove the requirement starting this fall.