Mississippi

E15942

U.S. state state of the United States

Mississippi is a U.S. state in the Deep South known for the Mississippi River, its influential role in American history and culture—especially blues music—and its largely rural, agricultural landscape.

Aliases (3)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. state → state of the United States →
admissionOrder	20 →
admissionToUnionDate	1817-12-10 →
bordersWaterBody	Gulf of Mexico → Mississippi River →
capital	Jackson, Mississippi →
country	United States of America →
demonym	Mississippian →
governmentType	U.S. state government →
hasCity	Biloxi, Mississippi → Gulfport, Mississippi → Hattiesburg, Mississippi → Meridian, Mississippi → Tupelo, Mississippi →
hasCoastlineOn	Gulf of Mexico →
hasFlag	Flag of Mississippi →
hasMajorCrop	corn → cotton → poultry → soybeans →
hasMajorIndustry	agriculture → forestry → manufacturing →
hasNickname	The Magnolia State →
historicallySignificantFor	American Civil Rights Movement → slavery and plantation economy →
ISOCode	US-MS →
judicialBody	Supreme Court of Mississippi →
knownFor	agriculture → blues music → rural landscape →
largestCity	Jackson, Mississippi →
legislature	Mississippi Legislature →
locatedInRegion	Deep South → Southern United States →
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone →
lowerHouse	Mississippi House of Representatives →
majorRiver	Mississippi River →
motto	Virtute et armis →
namedAfter	Mississippi River →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	East South Central States → United States Census Bureau South Region →
postalAbbreviation	MS →
sharesBorderWith	Alabama → Arkansas → Louisiana → Tennessee →
stateBird	Northern mockingbird →
stateFlower	Magnolia →
stateSong	Go, Mississippi →
stateTree	Southern magnolia →
upperHouse	Mississippi State Senate →

Referenced by (204)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Belhaven University → Biloxi → Canton, Mississippi → Columbus, Mississippi → Delta State University women’s basketball team → Go, Mississippi → Greenwood, Mississippi → Hattiesburg, Mississippi → Indianola, Mississippi → Itta Bena, Mississippi → Jackson Heart Study → Jackson State Tigers and Lady Tigers → Jackson State University → Jackson, Mississippi → Kosciusko, Mississippi → Laurel, Mississippi → Madison County, Mississippi → McComb, Mississippi → Millsaps College → Mississippi Civil Rights Museum → Mississippi Coliseum → Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party → Mississippi Gestational Age Act → Mississippi House of Representatives → Mississippi Museum of Art → Mississippi State Senate → Mississippi University for Women → Ole Miss Rebels football → Picayune, Mississippi → Rankin County → The 601 → Tupelo, Mississippi → U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center → University of Mississippi →	state
A-2 Test Stand → Central Mississippi → Council of Federated Organizations → Diocese of Mississippi → Gulfport, Mississippi → Hinds County → Interstate 59 → Jackson Movement → Jackson Women’s Health Organization → Jackson Zoo → Jackson metropolitan area → Madison County, Mississippi → Memphis metropolitan area → Meridian, Mississippi → Mississippi Gulf Coast → Mississippi State Medical Association → Mississippi State University → Mississippi University for Women → Picayune, Mississippi → Rankin County → Stennis Space Center → Tennessee River → Tennessee Valley → U.S. Civil Rights Trail → United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi → University of Mississippi → Yoknapatawpha County →	locatedIn
Blanche K. Bruce → Fred Haise ("Mississippi, United States") → Fred LaRue → James Eastland → Jefferson Davis → Jesmyn Ward → Jim Barksdale → Thomas E. Dobbs →	residence
Council of Federated Organizations → Great Railroad Strike of 1877 → United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi → United States nuclear weapons testing →	location
BellSouth → Mississippi State Medical Association → Southern Linc → Tennessee Valley Authority →	regionServed
Blanche K. Bruce → Hiram Revels → Jefferson Davis → John C. Stennis →	represented
Council of Federated Organizations → James Farmer → Red Shirts →	activeIn
Mississippi House of Representatives → Mississippi Legislature → Mississippi Plan of 1875 →	appliesToJurisdiction
Appalachia → Black Belt (U.S. region) → Gulf Coastal Plain →	extendsInto
1966 Meredith March Against Fear → Freedom Rides → Freedom Summer →	hasLocation
American South (mid-20th century civil rights era) → Eastern United States → Southern United States →	includesState
Flag of Mississippi → Mississippi House of Representatives → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit →	jurisdiction
B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center → Medgar Evers Home Museum → Supreme Court of Mississippi →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Mississippi River valley → Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) → U.S. Route 61 →	passesThrough
Flag of Mississippi → MS → US-MS →	represents
Hiram Revels → James Eastland → Phil Bryant →	stateRepresented
Interstate 10 → Interstate 20 → Interstate 55 →	stateTraversed
Bob Moses → James Eastland → Thomas E. Dobbs →	workLocation
South Alabama → West Tennessee →	borders
Middle Tennessee → Tennessee →	bordersState
Confederate States of America → Deep South →	hasPart
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad → Seaboard Coast Line Railroad →	servedState
Baby Doll → Blues for Mister Charlie ("Mississippi (fictionalized)") →	settingLocation
Blanche K. Bruce → John C. Stennis →	stateRepresentedInSenate
Mississippi Power → United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi →	stateServed
American Independent Party →	1968CarriedStates
Hurricane Katrina →	affectedU.S.State
MS →	appliesTo
Redneck Riviera →	associatedWith
Alabama →	borderedBy
Shelby County, Tennessee →	bordersOn
Bally Sports South →	broadcastArea
Strom Thurmond →	carriedStatesIn1948
United States Census Bureau East South Central division →	containsState
Southern Reporter →	coversJurisdiction
Gulfport, Mississippi →	co‑capitalOf
Go, Mississippi →	describes
Master Settlement Agreement →	excludes
Master Settlement Agreement →	excludesState
Get on Up →	filmingLocation
Mississippi River →	flowsThrough
American alligator →	foundIn
Mississippi Legislature →	governingBodyOf
Alabama–Mississippi border →	hasAdjacentStateToWest
Gulf of Mexico →	hasCoastlineIn
United States Census Bureau East South Central division →	hasComponent
Aerojet Rocketdyne →	hasFacilityIn
Jacktown →	hasGeographicContext
East South Central States →	hasMember
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party →	headquartersLocation
Black Codes →	implementedIn
Sun Belt →	includes
contiguous United States →	includesAdministrativeTerritory
Mississippi River basin →	includesPartOf
American South (colonial and early national periods) →	includesTerritory
Jackson, Mississippi →	isCapitalOf
Jackson, Mississippi →	isLargestCityOf
Southern Republicans →	keyState
Phil Bryant ("Mississippi, United States") →	livesIn
West Florida →	locatedInPresentDay
Confederate States of America →	memberState
Southeastern Woodlands →	modernStatesOverlap
The Help →	narrativeLocation
Graceland ("Mississippi state line") →	near
Great Migration of African Americans →	notableOriginState
CDT →	observedInStateOrProvince
Louisville and Nashville Railroad →	operatedIn
Southern Railway (U.S.) →	operatedInState
Southern Company →	operatesIn
Mississippi State Department of Health →	operatesInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Norfolk Southern Railway →	operatesInState
Choctaw Nation →	originalRegion
Bible Belt →	partlyIn
Catherine Burks-Brooks →	placeOfActivism
Bernard Lafayette →	placeOfActivity
James Forman →	placeOfDetention
3 Doors Down →	placeOfOrigin
Republic of New Afrika →	proposedTerritory
MS →	regionCodeFor
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar →	representedInCongress
U.S. Route 90 →	runsThroughState
Alabama–Mississippi border →	separates
Amtrak City of New Orleans route →	servesState
The Jerk →	setIn
O Brother, Where Art Thou? →	settingPlace
Mudbound →	settingState
Louisiana →	sharesBorderWith
Northern mockingbird →	stateBirdOf
University of Mississippi →	stateFlagshipFor
United States Census Bureau South region →	stateIncluded
Jefferson, Mississippi →	stateInFiction
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization →	stateInvolved
Malcolm Butler →	stateOfHighSchool
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar →	stateOfPrimaryPoliticalActivity
US-MS →	subdivisionName
Madison County, Mississippi →	subdivisionName1
The 601 →	usedIn
Hurricane Katrina →	worstAffectedStatesByFatalities