Greenwood, Mississippi, United States

E71594

Greenwood, Mississippi, United States, is a small city in the Mississippi Delta region known historically as a center of cotton production and for its significant role in the American civil rights movement.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 662
civilRightsActivity Freedom Summer activities
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizing
voter registration drives
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Leflore County
demographics predominantly African American population
economy agriculture
cotton industry
manufacturing
service sector
education served by Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
foundedAs Trading Post
governance mayor–council government
hasAirport Greenwood–Leflore Airport
hasCemetery Greenwood Cemetery
hasHistoricDistrict Greenwood Historic District
hasHistoricSite Leflore County Courthouse
Railroad Historic District
hasRailService served by freight rail lines
higherEducation proximity to Mississippi Valley State University
historicalRole center of cotton production
site of significant civil rights movement activity
locatedInRegion Mississippi Delta
locatedOnRiver Tallahatchie River
Yazoo River
media served by local newspapers
served by local radio stations
namedAfter Greenwood LeFlore
nearbyCity Clarksdale, Mississippi
Greenville, Mississippi NERFINISHED
Jackson, Mississippi NERFINISHED
notableFor blues music heritage
civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s
postalCodeType ZIP Code
region Delta region of Mississippi
regionType small city
role county seat of Leflore County
state Mississippi
timeZone Central Time Zone
tourism blues tourism
civil rights heritage tourism
transportation served by Mississippi Highway 7
served by U.S. Route 49
served by U.S. Route 82

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
James L. Flanagan
birthPlace
Itta Bena, Mississippi ("Greenwood, Mississippi")
locatedNear
Indianola, Mississippi ("Greenwood, Mississippi")
nearestMajorCity
Donna Tartt
placeOfBirth
Amtrak City of New Orleans route ("Greenwood, Mississippi")
servesCity

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