Mississippi | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/mississippi/RSS feed for MississippienThu, 30 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000In 1907, This Daring Performer Walked on Water From Cincinnati to New Orleans, Covering Nearly 1,600 Miles in 40 Dayshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-1907-this-daring-performer-walked-on-water-from-cincinnati-to-new-orleans-covering-nearly-1600-miles-in-40-days-180987576/Charles Oldrieve used custom-made wooden shoes to float on the water's surface and propel himself forwardThu, 30 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-1907-this-daring-performer-walked-on-water-from-cincinnati-to-new-orleans-covering-nearly-1600-miles-in-40-days-180987576/The Real History of the Complex Relationship Between Chinese and Black Americans in the Mississippi Deltahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-of-the-complex-relationship-between-chinese-and-black-americans-in-the-mississippi-delta-180986615/The remarkable success of the movie “Sinners” has sparked a renewed interest in how the two communities wrestled with life under Jim CrowTue, 13 May 2025 19:29:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-of-the-complex-relationship-between-chinese-and-black-americans-in-the-mississippi-delta-180986615/Geologists Stumble Upon Remains of Giant 'Sea Monster' in Mississippi, Likely the Largest Mosasaur Ever Identified in the Statehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/geologists-stumble-upon-remains-of-giant-sea-monster-in-mississippi-likely-the-largest-mosasaur-ever-identified-in-the-state-180986523/Researchers uncovered one vertebra, and based on its size, they estimate the massive creature was at least 30 feet long when it roamed the shallow seas that covered the region roughly 66 million years agoTue, 29 Apr 2025 18:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/geologists-stumble-upon-remains-of-giant-sea-monster-in-mississippi-likely-the-largest-mosasaur-ever-identified-in-the-state-180986523/In a ‘Horrific’ Attack Meant to Scare the Intruders, Natchez Warriors Revolted Against the French, Killing 230 Colonistshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-a-horrific-attack-meant-to-scare-the-intruders-natchez-warriors-revolted-against-the-french-killing-230-colonists-180985386/The 1729 attack in present-day Mississippi was part of a vicious cycle of violence and retributionFri, 29 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-a-horrific-attack-meant-to-scare-the-intruders-natchez-warriors-revolted-against-the-french-killing-230-colonists-180985386/Rare Seven-Foot Mammoth Tusk Unearthed in Mississippi Creekhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-seven-foot-mammoth-tusk-unearthed-in-mississippi-creek-180984893/The enormous fossil belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a larger relative of the woolly mammothWed, 14 Aug 2024 19:12:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-seven-foot-mammoth-tusk-unearthed-in-mississippi-creek-180984893/How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Timehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/united-states-laid-claim-mississippi-river-one-mile-time-180984474/Thomas Jefferson imagined the waterway as the heart of his “empire of liberty" as he dispatched surveyors to measure a land already occupied by Native AmericansTue, 11 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/united-states-laid-claim-mississippi-river-one-mile-time-180984474/Fire Destroys Museum Honoring Legendary Blues Musician Mississippi John Hurthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fire-destroys-museum-honoring-legendary-blues-musician-mississippi-john-hurt-180983839/The three-room shack in the town of Avalon, Mississippi, was once the singer and guitarist's homeFri, 23 Feb 2024 21:45:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fire-destroys-museum-honoring-legendary-blues-musician-mississippi-john-hurt-180983839/The 1948 Democratic National Convention Is the Missing Link in Civil Rights Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/democratic-national-convention-1948-missing-link-civil-rights-history-180982547/Civil rights activists failed to expel an all-white, segregationist delegation. But their efforts foreshadowed later milestones in the fight for equalityWed, 19 Jul 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/democratic-national-convention-1948-missing-link-civil-rights-history-180982547/Here's Where the Highest Rates of Alzheimer's Are in the United Stateshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-where-the-highest-rates-of-alzheimers-are-in-the-united-states-180982559/A first-of-its-kind report estimates Alzheimer's disease prevalence in 3,142 counties across the nationTue, 18 Jul 2023 21:59:55 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-where-the-highest-rates-of-alzheimers-are-in-the-united-states-180982559/Club Ebony, Historic Stop Along the Chitlin Circuit, Reopenshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/club-ebony-chitlin-circuit-reopens-180982271/The legendary Black-owned nightclub hosted the likes of Tina Turner, Ray Charles and moreThu, 01 Jun 2023 19:08:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/club-ebony-chitlin-circuit-reopens-180982271/