Mississippi Civil Rights Project

History of the 82 counties

Background/History

The Choctaw were the original settlers of Claiborne County. The first European settlement was a hunting camp near Petit Gulf established in 1729.

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Places

First Baptist MB Church of Port Gibson
Founded in 1867 by freedmen, First Baptist MB Church moved to this site in 1896. This church played a vital role in the Civil Rights Movement in Port Gibson.

Events

Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant Controversy
Date of Event:
2003-2005
In 1985, the "Grand Gulf"energy plant was established in Port Gibson in Claiborne County.
Claiborne County Boycott
Date of Event:
1966
In 1966, a boycott of white merchants in Claiborne County, Miss., was launched at a meeting of a local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) attended by seve

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