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(Encyclopedia) CE5 MississippiMississippimĭsˌəsĭpˈē [key], one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with…Baton Rouge
(Encyclopedia) Baton Rouge Baton Rouge bătˈən r&oomacr;zh [key] [Fr.,=red stick], city (2020 pop. 227,470), state…Knapp, Seaman Asahel
(Encyclopedia) Knapp, Seaman AsahelKnapp, Seaman Asahelsēˈmən āˈsəhĕlˌ năp [key], 1833–1911, agriculturist and teacher, b. Schroon Lake, N.Y., grad. Union College, Schenectady, 1856. He went to Iowa…ivory-billed woodpecker
(Encyclopedia) ivory-billed woodpecker, common name for the largest of the North American woodpeckers, Campephilus principalis. Once plentiful in Southern hardwood forests, it was believed to be…county
(Encyclopedia) county [Fr., comté,=domain of a count], division of local government in the United States, Great Britain, and many Commonwealth countries. The county developed in England from the…Hancock, Winfield Scott
(Encyclopedia) Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824–86, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Montgomery Square, near Norristown, Pa. He served with distinction in the Mexican War and was chief…heron
(Encyclopedia) heronheronhĕrˈən [key], common name for members of the family Ardeidae, large wading birds including the bittern and the egret, found in most temperate regions but most numerous in…South Dakota
South Dakota State Information Capital: Pierre Official Name: State of South Dakota Organized as territory/republic: March 2, 1861 Entered Union (rank): Nov. 2, 1889 (40) Present constitution…State of the Union Address: Ulysses S. Grant (December 7, 1874)
Ulysses S. Grant (December 7, 1874) To the Senate and House of Representatives: Since the convening of Congress one year ago the nation has undergone a prostration in business and industries such as…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by James B. Runnion</cite>
An Appeal to Congress for Impa... My Escape from Slavery The Negro Exodus by James B. Runnion A recent sojourn in the South for a few weeks, chiefly in Louisiana and Mississippi,…Trending
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