City, county and state leaders gathered at the Ardis T. Williams Auditorium Wednesday to celebrate a milestone: the 200th ...

Mississippi ... on the Siege of Vicksburg. The new museum aims to expand this history to include lesser-known stories, including the harrowing experiences of the Black soldiers, who made up ...

(WJTV) – A roundtable discussion, hosted by the Mississippi Black Caucus ... like Vicksburg, we have our issues with housing, and today we’re learning from different people across the state ...

Long and flat, and with breathtaking views, the Delta stretches 200 miles from Memphis, Tennessee, down to Vicksburg ... a direct train route from Mississippi, the black-owned newspaper The ...

This article was written by Jim Beaugez. The surrender of Vicksburg by Confederate Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton to Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863, brought swift change to ...