Do you know why Jackson is the state capital? The city was founded in 1821. Here's this history of how it became the seat of ...

The National Register of Historic Places was created in 1966 as a way to preserve America's historical resources.

JACKSON, Miss. – In the 1950s and ’60s, segregationist whites waved Confederate flags and slapped defiant bumper stickers on cars declaring Mississippi “the most lied about state in the Union.” Those ...

Exactly 165 years ago today on Jan. 9, 1861, Mississippi seceded from the Union before later joining the Confederacy.

Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the ...

Mississippi: Perception vs. Reality, part of the Chronicle series, aired Aug. 12 on Jackson's 16 WAPT. The one-hour program magazine-style special was hosted by 16 WAPT anchor Troy Johnson and took an ...

“When I found this thing, I didn’t have any idea what it was. I dug that thing out and I just- it was all corroded and covered in mud, so I just stuck it in my pocket. I got home and I put it under ...