James Meredith became the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
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A 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi was declared unconstitutional.
Three missing members of the Congress of Racial Equality were found partially buried near a dam in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Civil Rights marchers in Canton, Mississippi, were dispersed by tear gas during the 'March Against Fear.'
The state of Mississippi became the first to accept the prohibition of alcohol.
Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and became the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
