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==Activists and advocates==
==Activists and advocates==
* [[ Raegan Breazeale]]YOUTUBER 2001-present)
* [[James Bevel]] (1936–2008), clergyman, civil rights activist ([[Itta Bena, Mississippi|Itta Bena]])
[[James Bevel]] (1936–2008), clergyman, civil rights activist ([[Itta Bena, Mississippi|Itta Bena]])
* [[Ruby Bridges]] (born 1954), first African-American child to attend an all-white school in the South ([[Tylertown, Mississippi|Tylertown]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruby Bridges|url=http://www.biography.com/people/ruby-bridges-475426|publisher=biography.com|accessdate=5 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ruby Bridges]] (born 1954), first African-American child to attend an all-white school in the South ([[Tylertown, Mississippi|Tylertown]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruby Bridges|url=http://www.biography.com/people/ruby-bridges-475426|publisher=biography.com|accessdate=5 October 2013}}</ref>
* Curtis Conway "C.C." Bryant (1917–2007), [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|African-American civil rights]] leader ([[Tylertown, Mississippi|Tylertown]])<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=-k9Wyp87Z7cC&pg=PA313&lpg=PA313&dq=Curtis+Conway+%22C.C.%22+Bryant&source=bl&ots=S4LI0oM4X_&sig=pvqg0lajRbAnq47mtUV8xuCCxIg&hl=en&ei=dth9Sq_uBIrWNe652f8C&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=Curtis%20Conway%20%22C.C.%22%20Bryant&f=false Local People by John Dittmer], retrieved on 2009-08-08</ref>
* Curtis Conway "C.C." Bryant (1917–2007), [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|African-American civil rights]] leader ([[Tylertown, Mississippi|Tylertown]])<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=-k9Wyp87Z7cC&pg=PA313&lpg=PA313&dq=Curtis+Conway+%22C.C.%22+Bryant&source=bl&ots=S4LI0oM4X_&sig=pvqg0lajRbAnq47mtUV8xuCCxIg&hl=en&ei=dth9Sq_uBIrWNe652f8C&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=Curtis%20Conway%20%22C.C.%22%20Bryant&f=false Local People by John Dittmer], retrieved on 2009-08-08</ref>

Revision as of 18:16, 11 December 2013

This list contains people who were born or lived in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Activists and advocates

James Bevel (1936–2008), clergyman, civil rights activist (Itta Bena)

Actors and actresses

Artists

Main article: List of sports-related people from Mississippi

Broadcast media personalities

Comedians

Educators

Entrepreneurs and business leaders

Filmmakers

Jurists and lawyers

Military figures

Models

Musicians and performers

Physicians

Politicians

See also: List of Governors of Mississippi; List of United States Senators from Mississippi; List of United States Representatives from Mississippi; List of mayors of Jackson, Mississippi; and List of mayors of Meridian, Mississippi

Scientists and inventors

Supercentenarians

Writers

Other people

References

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  2. ^ Local People by John Dittmer, retrieved on 2009-08-08
  3. ^ "Will D. Campbell". The University of Mississippi. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. ^ "James Chaney". .spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Vernon Dahmer". The University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Charles Evers". clarionledger.com. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Medgar Evers". National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  8. ^ Southern Echo: Dianna Freelon-Foster
  9. ^ "Myrlie Evers-Williams". National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  10. ^ Southern Echo: Dianna Freelon-Foster
  11. ^ Southern Echo: Dianna Freelon-Foster
  12. ^ "C. L. Franklin". The Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Lloyd L. Gaines". Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Duncan Montgomery Gray, Jr". The Archives of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Percy Greene". University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  16. ^ "Lawrence Guyot". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Fannie Lou Hamer". National Women’s Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  18. ^ "Perry Wilbon Howard". Southern Historical Association. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  19. ^ "Winson Hudson". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  20. ^ "Clyde Kennard". Mississippi Historical Society. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  21. ^ "Inventory of the Ed King Collection". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  22. ^ "James Meredith". spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  23. ^ "Anne Moody". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  24. ^ "Ida B. Wells". The University of Mississippi English Department. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  25. ^ "Donald Wildmon". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  26. ^ "Profile for Rick Anderson". Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  27. ^ The Meridian Star newspaper: Backstage Pass: Meridian Museum of Art Around Mississippi 2008
  28. ^ Gettysburgsculptures.com
  29. ^ "It runs in the family". Mississippi Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  30. ^ "It runs in the family". Mississippi Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  31. ^ Mississippi Public Broadcasting: MPB-TV provides LIVE broadcast of 2006 Cellular South Conerly Trophy Presentation
  32. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/arts/byron-burford-90-american-figurative-artist-dies.html?_r=0
  33. ^ "Profile for William Dunlap". Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  34. ^ University of Mississippi Dept. of Art Alumni: William Dunlap
  35. ^ Paul Grootkerk, "The Visionary Paintings of Theora Hamblett," Women's Art Journal 11 (Autumn 1990-Winter 1991): 19-22
  36. ^ EdMcGowin.com
  37. ^ University Press of Mississippi: Ed McGowin
  38. ^ "Ethel Wright Mohamed: biography". Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  39. ^ Smithsonian Magazine: Mississippi Cultural Destinations
  40. ^ "Profile for Ken Sessums". Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  41. ^ "Scott Rogers, "Family imprint seen in Monroe a century after arrival", April 21, 2013". Monroe News-Star. Retrieved April 22, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  42. ^ "Sam Haskell: 'Promises I Made My Mother'". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  43. ^ "Rhesa H. Barksdale". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  44. ^ "Neal Brooks Biggers Jr". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  45. ^ "William Joel Blass". Legacy.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  46. ^ "Bobby DeLaughter". American Bar Association. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  47. ^ "Jess H. Dickinson". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  48. ^ "Boyce Holleman". · The University of Mississippi. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  49. ^ Magnolia Political Report 17
  50. ^ "E. Grady Jolly". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  51. ^ "Charles W. Pickering". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  52. ^ "Thomas Rodney". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  53. ^ "Michael B. Thornton". ustaxcourt.gov/. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  54. ^ "Michael Wallace". judicialnominees. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  55. ^ "Kenneth Haxton: A Mississippi Musician and Writer". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  56. ^ Hoyt Ming and His Pep Steppers, by Eugene Chadbourne
  57. ^ http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/roma-wilson-leon-pinson
  58. ^ http://www.nea.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/fellow.php?id=1994_11
  59. ^ http://www.npr.org/2011/12/05/143138659/charlie-worsham-on-mountain-stage
  60. ^ "James Hardy, Surgeon Who Paved Way for Transplants, Dies at 84". The New York Times. 2003-02-21. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  61. ^ "Thomas Abernethy". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  62. ^ "Robert H. Adams". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  63. ^ "James L. Alcorn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  64. ^ "William Allain". Mississippi Historical Society. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  65. ^ "John Mills Allen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  66. ^ "Haley Barbour". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  67. ^ "Ethelbert Barksdale". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  68. ^ "William Barksdale". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  69. ^ "Ross Barnett". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  70. ^ "Theodore G. Bilbo". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  71. ^ "Marsha Blackburn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  72. ^ "Hale Boggs". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  73. ^ "Rubel Phillips Obituary: View Rubel Phillips's Obituary by Clarion Ledger". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  74. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2012" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  75. ^ "Bruce Brady Profile". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  76. ^ "AKR Author: Charlie Braxton". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  77. ^ "Ellen Douglas, Mississippi author". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  78. ^ "Bill Fitzhugh's Profile". Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  79. ^ "Bill Fitzhugh, Mississippi writer from Jackson". Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  80. ^ "Tom Franklin, Mississippi writer". Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  81. ^ http://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/writers/ellis-nassour.html
  82. ^ "Robert Bruce Smith Profile". Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  83. ^ Madness and The Mississippi Bonds: A Tale of Old Woodville and the life history of the Planters Bank of Mississippi By Robert Bruce Smith, Published by the Woodville Civic Club 2004
  84. ^ "Kevin Walker, Mississippi Poet". Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  85. ^ "Neil White, Mississippi author". Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  86. ^ White, Neil (2010). Mississippians. Nautilus Publishing Company MS. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-9774562-7-7.
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