History

Think fast: what happens in February? I’m sure the ladies are affectionately screaming “awwww…it’s Valentine’s Day” while some of the guys [...]

  Which renown civil rights leader had an office in the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge (Masonic Temple) at 1072 John R. Lynch Street and had a funeral in the same Masonic [...]

  Which high school became the first school in Mississippi to offer the academically intense International Baccalaureate Program? The correct answer for this would be [...]

Which Civil Rights Movement icon founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (one of the organizations involved in West Jackson-based COFO) and in 1963, visited the [...]

So what form of transportation helped to fuel West Jackson’s population boom in the early 20th century? That would be (c.) the streetcar/electrified trolley. You know, [...]

Which U.S. Ambassador visited West Jackson in February 2010? That would be (c.) Andrew Young. Ambassador Young began his career in public service as a civil rights activist [...]

So, which Lumberton, Mississippi native and West Jackson resident was the first African-American football player at the University of Southern Mississippi? If you answered [...]

  The answer to today’s trivia is a.) Gowdy. The Washington Addition Neighborhood Association along with Jackson State University’s Center for [...]

As one of the older segments of the city, West Jackson can always rely upon its abundance of history.  More and more historical markers (and blues trail markers) are popping [...]