James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
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Mississippi was admitted to the Union, making it the 20th American state.
Three missing members of the Congress of Racial Equality were found partially buried near a dam in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
The Territory of Mississippi was formally organized.
Civil Rights marchers in Canton, Mississippi, were dispersed by tear gas during the 'March Against Fear.'
Emmett Till is Murdered in Mississippi.
