Mississippi's State Capital
Located near the center of Mississippi's Natchez Trace is the state's capital, Jackson Mississippi. Characterized by museums and art galleries, Jackson is also Mississippi's cultural capital. Jackson is a recommended stop on three Mississippi driving tours: African-American Heritage Tour, Civil War Tour and the Natchez Trace.
For many years, Jackson as home to Pulitzer Prize winning author, Eudora Weltz. Her home in the historic Belhaven neighborhood is now a museum. Jackson is also home too the quadrennial International Ballet Competition where future ballet stars compete for gold, silver and bronze medals.
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African-American Heritage Tour
Jackson features a four-part self-guided driving tour of sites significant to Mississippi's 1950s and 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Sites include Medgar Evers' home -- the site of his assassination, Medgar Evers Library/Statue and Tougaloo College -- a Mississippi Civil Rights cornerstone. Jackson State University is Mississippi's leading African-American university. Piney Woods Country Life School, located south of Jackson was founded in the early 20th century by Professor Laurence C. Jones to educate Mississippi African-Americans.
Civil War Tour
During the Civil War, Union forces burned the city of Jackson three times. Hence, the city became known as Chimneyville. Jackson is also the placce where General Sherman first uttered the words, "War is Hell".
Several buildings survived the Civil War: Old Capitol Museum houses Mississippi's history exhibits. Boyd's House, a Greek Revival Cottage, was once the home of
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Jackson and American History
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