Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States

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Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States, is a rural county in central Mississippi known historically for its role in the Jim Crow South and as the birthplace of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

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Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
areaCode 662
belongsTo federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: United States federal judicial system
birthplaceOf Fannie Lou Hamer
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
countySeat Winona, Mississippi
FIPSCode 28097
GNISID 0697045
governmentType county government
hasFeature agricultural land
rural communities
hasHistoricalContext American civil rights movement
surface form: African American civil rights movement

voter suppression in the Jim Crow South
hasJurisdiction Duck Hill, Mississippi
Kilmichael, Mississippi
Winona, Mississippi
historicalPeriod Jim Crow laws
surface form: Jim Crow era
ISO3166-2 US-MS
isRural true
knownFor civil rights history
history of racial segregation
language English
largestCity Winona, Mississippi
lawEnforcement Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
locatedIn East South Central States
surface form: East South Central United States

Mississippi
North Mississippi Delta
surface form: Mississippi Delta region

United States Census Bureau South region
surface form: United States Census Bureau South Region

central Mississippi
locatedOnContinent North America
namedFor Richard Montgomery
notablePersonAssociated Fannie Lou Hamer
partOf American South (mid-20th century civil rights era)
surface form: Jim Crow South

Judicial branch of the State of Mississippi
surface form: Mississippi state court system

United States South
postalCodeType ZIP code
regionType rural county
state Mississippi
subdivisionOf State of Mississippi
subdivisionType county
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
transportationNetwork Interstate 55 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 51 NERFINISHED
usesCurrency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar

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Fannie Lou Hamer placeOfBirth Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States