Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Along with Raymond,Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census,a significant decline from 173,514,or 11.42%,since the 2010 census,representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area,the largest metropolitan area located entirely in the state and the tenth-largest urban area in the Deep South. With a 2020 population of nearly 600,000,metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippi's population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi. Jackson is the only city in Mississippi with a population exceeding 100,000 people.
Jackson State University is a public historically black research university in Jackson,Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of student enrollment. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Harvey Johnson Jr.,is an American politician from Mississippi. He was elected in 1997 as the first African American Mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,serving two terms. He was known for his achievements in gaining reinvestment in the city to revitalize downtown.
The Clarion Ledger is an American daily newspaper in Jackson,Mississippi. It is the second-oldest company in the state of Mississippi,and is one of the few newspapers in the nation that continues to circulate statewide. It is an operating division of Gannett River States Publishing Corporation,owned by Gannett.
Jackson Academy is a private school in Jackson,Mississippi founded by Loyal M. Bearrs in 1959. Bearrs claimed he established the school to teach using an accelerated phonics program he developed,but the school remained completely racially segregated until 1986,even forgoing tax exemption in 1970 to avoid having to accept Black students.
Jackson Preparatory School is a private school in Flowood,Mississippi,a suburb of Jackson,with a controversial history as a segregation academy. The school is coeducational and serves preschool through grade 12.
WMPR is a radio station broadcasting a variety format. WMPR is a community station which specializes in gospel and blues but also features other forms of music as well as several community-oriented talk shows. Licensed to Jackson,Mississippi,United States,the station serves the Jackson area. The station is currently owned by J.C. Maxwell Broadcasting Group,Inc.
Chokwe Lumumba was an American attorney,activist,and politician,who was affiliated with the black separatist organization Republic of New Afrika and served as its second vice president. He served as a human rights lawyer in Michigan and Mississippi. In 2013,after serving on the City Council,he was elected as Mayor of Jackson,Mississippi.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jackson,Mississippi,USA.
A special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district was held on May 12,2015,to fill the term left by the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee. Nunnelee,a member of the Republican Party,died on February 6,2015.
Wendell Hobdy "Hob" Bryan II is an American politician who has been a member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 7th District since 1984. A Democrat,he is the longest serving member in the upper chamber.
Wharlest Jackson was an American civil rights activist who was murdered by a car bomb,with evidence of involvement by a white supremacy organization;it has been an unsolved murder since the 1960s. Jackson served as treasurer of the Natchez,Mississippi branch of the NAACP until his assassination by a car bomb,which was placed on the frame of his truck under the driver-side seat. The bomb exploded at approximate 8 p.m. on February 27,1967. The explosion occurred when he switched on his turn signal on his way home. The explosion caused serious damage to Wharlest's lower torso and he died at the scene. The scene of his death was six blocks away from the site where he was employed,at Armstrong Rubber and Tire Company.
Chokwe Antar Lumumba is an American attorney,activist,and politician serving as the 53rd mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position.
East Holmes Academy (EHA) was a segregation academy in West,Mississippi. The school was founded in 1965 and closed in 2006. In 1989,EHA received national attention after two incidents involving alleged racial discrimination.
Michael Patrick Guest is an American attorney and Republican politician. He has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. He became the ranking member of the United States House Committee on Ethics upon the August 2022 death of Jackie Walorski,and became its chair in the 118th Congress after Republicans won a House majority that November.
Wayne Oliver Burkes was an American politician,Baptist minister,and military officer.
Walter Augustus Scott was the mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,from 1917 to 1945.
Alney Dale Danks Jr. was an American attorney who served as the mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,from 1977 to 1989.
William Green Millsaps was a preacher who served in the Mississippi legislature from 1875 to 1876.
Ronald Hugh Aldridge is an American lawyer and politician who served one term in the Mississippi House of Representatives. In 1987,he lost his bid for reelection to Democrat J. Kane Ditto. He served as Mississippi state director of the National Federation of Independent Business from 1989 to 1992 and from 1998 to 2020.
