Mississippi Civil Rights Project

History of the 82 counties

Background/History

Attala County was officially established in 1833 with land acquired from the Choctaw session of 1830.

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Matthew James Rinaldi
Matthew James Rinaldi's personal account of happenings in Attala County 65'-66':
James Meredith
James Meredith, a well-known Civil Rights activist in the mid-'60s, was born and raised in Kosciusko, the county seat of Attala.

Places

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Events

Harris Family Murder
Date of Event:
1950
An ex-convict and moon-shiner named Leon Turner with the aid of two brothers, Malcolm and Wendell Whitt, stormed into the house of Thomas Harris one night in 1950.

Organizations

MFDP of Attala
In Attala County, the MFDP helped organize movie, restaurant, and other forms of sit-ins during the mid-60s.