Mississippi

List of Illustrations vii
 
Preface and Acknowledgments xi
 
Map: Mississippi's Place in the United States xiii
 
Map: The State of Mississippi xiv
 
1 Mississippi: The Name and the Place 1
 
2 Two Worlds Collide: Spanish Explorers and American Indians 10
 
3 French Colonies 23
 
4 The British Period, 1763-1781 37
 
5 Spanish Rule, 1781-1798 45
 
6 The Territorial Period, 1798-1817 54
 
7 The New State, 1817-1832 69
 
8 Antebellum Politics 89
 
9 Antebellum Life 100
 
10 Mounting Sectional Strife 121
 
11 Secession and Civil War 132
 
12 Reconstruction in Mississippi 152
 
13 Bourbons and Populists 169
 
14 Into the Twentieth Century: Economic and Social Trends 187
 
15 Progressive "Rednecks" 205
 
16 A New Era: The 1920s 219
 
17 The Depression Years 234
 
18 A Rich Cultural Heritage 247
 
19 The World War II Era 269
 
20 The 1950s 282
 
21 Religious Life 296
 
22 The Second Reconstruction 308
 
23 Times of Transition 330
 
24 The Social Environment 350
 
25 Recent Political Trends 365
 
26 Tumultuous Trends in Education 380
 
27 Recent Economic Trends 400
 
28 Into the Twenty-First Century 424
 
29 Living in the Twenty-First Century 442
 
Appendix I: European Rulers with Relation to Mississippi During the Colonial and Territorial Periods 463
 
Appendix II: Members of the U.S. Congress, 1817-1861 467
 
Appendix III: Mississippi Symbols and Facts 481
 
Appendix IV: Total Population, 1800-2010 482
 
Appendix V: Racial Population Changes, 1800-2010 483
 
Selected Bibliography of Mississippi History 485
 
Index 496

Westley F. Busbee, Jr., whose Mississippi ancestors predate statehood, is Chair of the Department of History and Political Science and the Division of Humanities at BelhavenUniversity. Dr. Busbee is a member of the Southern Historical Association and past president and Board of Directors member of the Mississippi Historical Society.