Mississippi Civil Rights Project

History of the 82 counties

Background/History

Simpson County lies in the southern half of Mississippi. Mendenhall, now the county seat, is thirty-one miles southeast of Jackson and 125 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Dr. John Perkins
John M. Perkins was born in 1930 on a cotton plantation outside of New Hebron, Miss.
Lloyd Stephens
According to Lloyd Stephens ("Stephens"), his store Stephens was one of the first, if not the first, business to employ an African-Americans in Mendenhall, Miss.
Teresa Bowen
Teresa Bowen is currently a vice-president of People's Bank ("People's") in Mendenhall, Miss. Bowen was the first African-American to be hired by People's.
Pastor Artis Fletcher
Pastor Artis Fletcher's great-grandparents were slaves. Fletcher grew up in Rankin County on a 540 acre plantation owned by his father, Argell Fletcher.

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Events

United States v. Mississippi (1986)
Date of Event:
1986
In 1983, Cynthia Fletcher filed a lawsuit against the state of Mississippi and the Simpson County School Board.

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