Mississippi Civil Rights Project

History of the 82 counties

Background/History

Stone County, Mississippi, was formed in 1916. It was named after John H. Stone, the governor of Mississippi from 1876 to 1882.

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Needham Jones
Before integration, the schools were one of the many public facilities that were segregated. Needham Jones was the principal at the black school known as Locker High School.

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Events

School Desegregation in Stone County
Date of Event:
1971
Education in Stone County was purely segregated. The Stone County Board of education consisted of six white males.
Segregation in Stone
Date of Event:
1960s
Even though there were not many demonstrations in Stone County there was still discrimination in public facilities. Blacks could only watch the movies from the upstairs balcony of the movie theater.

Organizations

NAACP of Stone
Stone County did have a National Advancement Association of Colored People (NAACP) chapter. The NAACP chapter was located in Wiggins, MS.