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2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mississippi

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   20 [2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mississippi refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Mississippi. The first small branch was established in 1842. It has since grown to 22,189 members in 49 congregations. Official church membership as a percentage of general population ...

3. List of plantations in Mississippi - Wikipedia

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   Jefferson. Brierfield Plantation. Davis Bend. 32°09′12″N 91°07′15″W  /  32.15320°N 91.12094°W  / 32.15320; -91.12094  (Brierfield) Warren. Built 1847 by Jefferson Davis adjacent to his older brother's Hurricane Plantation; destroyed by fire in 1931. [citation needed] 83000949. Cherry Grove Plantation.

4. Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner - Wikipedia

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   The murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, also known as the Freedom Summer murders, the Mississippi civil rights workers' murders, or the Mississippi Burning murders, were the abduction and murder of three activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964, during the Civil Rights Movement. The victims were James Chaney from Meridian ...

5. Windsor Ruins - Wikipedia

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   Windsor Ruins are in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Port Gibson near Alcorn State University. The ruins consist of 23 standing Corinthian columns of the largest antebellum Greek Revival mansion ever built in the state. [4] The mansion stood from 1861 to 1890, when it was destroyed by fire.

6. Magnolia Grove Monastery - Wikipedia

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   Magnolia Grove Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in the Plum Village Tradition in Batesville, Mississippi. [1] [2] The 120-acre (0.49 km 2) grounds are located near Memphis, Tennessee. In October 2005 Thích Nhất Hạnh officially accepted the monastery. They are closely in touch with the Plum Village Monastery for resources and support. [3]

7. Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument - Wikipedia

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   Designated CP. September 18, 2013. The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, also known as Medgar Evers House, is a historic house museum at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive within the Medgar Evers Historic District in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Built in 1956, it was the home of African American civil rights activist ...