- Tunica
Mississippi Civil Rights Project
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Background/History
The name Tunica comes from the Chickasaw Indians who lived in the area that is now Tunica County. Tunica was established as a county in 1836.
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Pattie Sue Tucker – Tucker was a white teacher who was one of the few teachers to stay in the public school system after desegregation.
According to the 1959 State Sovereignty Commission Report, Joseph Grant was a local plumber, who "attempted to organize the NAACP in 1954, but:considerable economic pressure was placed on Grant, and h
In 1985 Jessie Jackson came to Tunica County, Mississippi. He proclaimed Tunica, Mississippi to be "America's Ethiopia"because of its rank as one of the poorest Counties in the United States.
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In 1985 Jessie Jackson came to Tunica County, Mississippi. He proclaimed Tunica, Mississippi, to be "America's Ethiopia"because of its rank as one of the poorest Counties in the United States.
Tunica's high school for black students. It replaced all of the former plantation schools and served 3,000 black students in the 1960s.
Tunica's high school for black students. It replaced all of the former plantation schools and served 3,000 black students in the 1960's.
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- Date of Event:1960s
Before desegregation, black children attended plantation schools. The plantation schools were usually one room schools, and they only ran for six months of the year.