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Mississippi's True History

3/7/2018

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by Amber Helsel
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The Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened on Dec. 9 to much fanfare. The museums give a full picture of the state's history, from Native American culture to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Here is some of what you might see while at the museums.
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In the center of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, the lighted sculpture, "This Little Light of Mine," becomes more active as more people gather under it.

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The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum tells powerful, unfiltered stories from the Civil Rights Movement, including Emmett Till's murder.

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Each branch of the museum tells a story from the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. The sixth one, "I Question America," explores violence during the movement.

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"Black Empowerment" tells the stories of civil-rights heroes such as Forrest Hill NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer, who died after the Ku Klux Klan burned his family's house, car and grocery store.

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The Museum of Mississippi History (MMH) explores the stateís history, including the people who inhabited the area from 13,000 B.C. to 1518 A.D.

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Part of the MMH follows the state's colonization by Europeans through "frontier justice," Native American removal and Mississippi's eventual statehood.

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The MMH has a "scenic overlook" that's great for selfies—from this vantage point you can see all the "One Mississippi, Many Stories" signs.

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The MMH features exhibits such as one on the state's news stations.

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In the MMH, visitors can reflect on Hurricane Katrina's effect on the state in "Rising from the Ruins."

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The MMH has replicas of landmarks in Mississippi's blues history such as Lucille's Place juke joint.

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