Mississippi Historical Slide

1. Mississippi Historical Slide Mississippi joined the Union as the 20th state in 1817 and gets its name from the Mississippi River. Earlier in time the people who lived in the area that became Mississippi included the Choctaw, Natchez and Chickasaw Indian Tribes. Spanish explorers arrived there in 1540. The French started the first permanent settlement in Mississippi in 1699. During the first half of the 19th century, Mississippi was the top cotton producer in the United States, and owners of large plantations depended on the labor of slaves. Mississippi left the Union in 1861 and fought against the U.S. Army. After the end of slavery, racial discrimination lasted in Mississippi, and the state was a battleground of the Civil Rights Movement in the 20thCentury. http://www.history.com/topics/mississippi

2. The University of Mississippi In 1963 the University of Mississippi Medical Center accomplished the world's first human lung transplant. On January 23, 1964, Dr. James D. Hardy also performed the first heart transplant. The reason I chose this University was because it has a good Medical Program. (My family tells me I should be a Doctor.) http://www.umc.edu/about_us/hardy_obituary.html Medical School. Same Initials as University of Michigan.