The city was firmly etched into the nation's history after the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg in 1863. A list of events to ...

You won't believe the treasure we found metal detecting! We found MULTIPLE FIND of a LIFETIME relics in this adventure! There ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

If you’re looking for Southern hospitality and nostalgic charm, there’s no better destination than Mississippi’s historic ...

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant” will be offered twice on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 17, at noon and 6:30 p.m. at the Union ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...

Jackson, MS () Mississippi has a long history of voter suppression. An 1890 rule that permanently strips people convicted of certain crimes of their right to ...

American Cruise Lines' Mississippi season officially opens on February 21st aboard the award-winning American Serenade, sailing American's classic 9-Day Lower Mississippi River Cruise from New Orleans ...

The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

The new members are folklorist William “Bill” Ferris, historian and novelist Shelby Foote, poet Natasha Trethewey, and singer ...

Hearing about the different diseases that affected soldiers during the Civil War. Learning how women nursed the wounded and sick. As part of the weekend event, Dr. Trevor Steinbach will present the ...