Primary Source Set Mississippi: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources
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Mississippi. -
Hon. H. R. Revels, United States senator from Mississippi -
Beauvoir, home of Jefferson Davis near Biloxi, Miss. -
Elvis Presley's birthplace, Tupelo, Mississippi -
Negro going in colored entrance of movie house on Saturday afternoon, Belzoni, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi -
Dorie Ann Ladner and Joyce Ladner oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Washington, D.C., 2011 September 20. -
Bridges of the Upper Tombigbee River Valley, Columbus, Lowndes County, MS -
1996 Kids Quilt; Mississippi -
Regimental parade, Mississippi. A & M College, c1914 -
Got a Woman up the Bayou, 1939 -
![Platform adopted by the Republican party of Mississippi, in convention assembled, in the City of Jackson, September 10th and 11th, 1867 ... [Vicksburg, 1867].](/static/classroom-materials/usa-mississippi/images/platform.jpg)
Platform adopted by the Republican party of Mississippi, in convention assembled, in the City of Jackson, September 10th and 11th, 1867 ... [Vicksburg, 1867]. -
Waffle House Restaurant torn apart by Hurricane Katrina on the Biloxi, Mississippi coast
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Teacher’s Guide
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Mississippi entered the Union as the 20th state in 1817. The primary sources in this set document key moments in the state’s story, and provide opportunities for students to explore that rich history further.
Use the question sets and analysis tool to deepen student engagement and thinking about these compelling, imperfect objects. Select questions such as:
- What do you see?
- Why do you think this item was made?
- What do you wonder about this item?
Or extend student learning by asking them to write a caption for the item, imagine what happened an hour before or after what the item portrays, or expand a textbook or other secondary account of history to include the item.
These primary sources can raise further questions about the time, place, or events from which they emerged, and can prompt students to further investigation of the state’s history.
