Drinkin’ Henny is slang for “drinking Hennessy,” a leading brand of cognac popular in hip-hop and Black culture. Does Hennessy get you drunk? Hennessy is not usually the alcohol many people go for if they want to get drunk, but as with any other liquor, drinking a huge amount of […]
Memphis is the largest spot cotton market in the world, with nearly half of the U.S. cotton crop going through Memphis. Memphis has one of the top urban park systems in the nation covering 7,000 acres. Memphis is the only five-time winner of the nation’s cleanest city award. Why do […]
The median income is the area is below $28,000, about half of what is needed to meet the “50/30/20” rule. In Memphis, the site lists the median income as $38,230 a year, but says the needed income if you’re a homeowner is $63,595 a year, and that the needed income […]
Note: Registration for 2021–22 GRE Subject Test administrations will open on July 1, 2021. When should I take the GRE for fall 2021? Generally, aspirants who plan to start studying abroad in Fall, take the GRE in March-October of the previous year. This means that if I wish to study […]
Weighted GPAs take course difficulty into account apart from grades, so that students in high level classes earn GPAs that reflect the difficulty of the courses they take. This means a student earning in A in a basic level class will have a lower GPA than a student earning an […]
After Failing in 1865 to Ratify the 13th Amendment, Mississippi Finally Ratifies It 130 Years After its Adoption. After failing for 130 years to ratify the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery except as punishment for crime, the state of Mississippi finally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on March 16, 1995. Why […]
The trip by foot from the East Coast to Mississippi, often down the Natchez Trace from Nashville, could take seven to eight weeks. Other slave traders transported their slaves by water, either from the Ohio River and down the Mississippi, or by ship around Florida, through New Orleans, and up […]
White supremacist and Democratic opposition, instability among radical and moderate Republicans, and objections to a proposed bill of attainder in the document doomed its passage. What did the constitution of 1868 do? The Constitution of 1868, ratified by North Carolinians by a vote of 93,086 to 74,016, was a relatively […]
As described by the National Parks Service, the Mississippi River was a major escape route used by slaves. This was due to travel on waterways being the primary mode of transportation. Often southern plantation owners would head north by steamboat to the Twin Cities during the summer, to enjoy the […]
Belle Grove, also known as Belle Grove Plantation, was a plantation and elaborate Greek Revival and Italianate-style plantation mansion near White Castle in Iberville Parish, Louisiana.Belle Grove Plantation (Iberville Parish, Louisiana) Belle Grove Built 1852–1857 Demolished 1952 Architectural style(s) Greek Revival and Italianate Governing body Private Who was the worst […]
Mississippi’s poverty rate of more than 20 percent is among the key factors in a new study which found the state is the nation’s worst in which to live. NEW YORK — Mississippi has the nation’s highest unemployment rate, highest poverty rate and lowest life expectancy. Is Mississippi the worst […]
Most enslaved persons coming to Alabama did so through the domestic slave trade, meaning they traveled from other states into Alabama rather than coming from outside the United States. Where did Alabama slaves come from? Most of the settlers came from the nearby states of North Carolina, South Carolina, and […]
The fabled Underground Railroad was not available for all, especially residents of Mississippi and other Deep South states, where the journey to free territory meant passing through several other slave states. Was the Mississippi River part of the Underground Railroad? As a major city in a slave state just across […]
The movie Lincoln inspired a Mississippi citizen to push the state to correct a clerical error that kept the state from officially ratifying the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. When did Mississippi accept the 13th Amendment? March 16, 1995After Failing in 1865 to Ratify the 13th Amendment, Mississippi Finally Ratifies […]
Hialeah, Florida is the whitest city in the United States with 92.6% of its population identifying as White. What is the whitest state in the USA? The 2020 census shows that Maine remains the whitest state in the nation but is becoming more diverse. What is the percentage of white […]