Growing Up Black in Mississippi......: November 2008

"Sweet Home Mississippi"

From the Ojibwa misi sipi, “great river.” Nickname Magnolia State. Capital Jackson. Entered union Dec. 10, 1817 (20th). Motto Virtute et armis (By virtue and arms).

To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul... A human being has roots by virtue of his real, active and natural participation in the life of a community... this participation is a natural one in the sense that it is automatically brought about by place, conditions of birth, profession and social surroundings. Places, and particularly home, are seen, therefore, as the foundation of our identity. Given the acceptance of place as important, a sense of place is seen as a necessary feature of individual identity.

Mississippi |

Governor: Haley Barbour (R)

Capital: Jackson; Population: 2,902,966

Statehood: December 10, 1817 - 20th state admitted

Nickname: Magnolia State; Motto: Virtute et Armis (By valor and arms)

State Bird: Mockingbird; Flower: Magnolia; Tree: Magnolia

State Song: Go Mis-sis-sip-pi

This is my web log about growing up in Mississippi.

Growing Up Black in Mississippi......

Sunday, November 23, 2008

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