The Mississippi Enterprise Explained
| The Mississippi Enterprise |
| Launched: | 1938 |
| Type: | Weekly |
| Oclc: | 15339733 |
| Publisher: | Willie J. Miller[1] |
| Free: | Chronicling America |
The Mississippi Enterprise was one of two African American newspapers in Jackson, Mississippi. Arrington High worked at the paper.[2] Publication years include 1939–1980.[3] The paper covered lynchings and murders of African Americans. It advocated for African Americans to support African-American businesses in Mound Bayou, Mississippi,[3] a historically African-American community founded by freed slaves. The Library of Congress has an archive of the paper.[4]
It was one of five African-American newspapers in Mississippi in the 1950s.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: About The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current . 2020-02-05 . Library of Congress . Chronicling America.
- Book: Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power. David T.. Beito. Linda Royster. Beito. August 26, 2009. University of Illinois Press. Google Books. 9780252034206.
- Book: Thompson, Julius Eric. Black Life in Mississippi: Essays on Political, Social, and Cultural Studies in a Deep South State. August 26, 2001. University Press of America. Google Books. 9780761819226.
- Web site: The Mississippi enterprise.. National Endowment for the Humanities. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
- Book: Emmett Till and the Mississippi Press. Davis W.. Houck. Matthew A.. Grindy. November 7, 2008. Univ. Press of Mississippi. Google Books. 9781604733044.
