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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....04-13-04....Mississippi - "Virtute et Armis"
Mama_Bear
Posted on 04/13/2004 12:25:47 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day
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Please join "A Few of FR's Finest" as we make a cyber-visit to another state in this great Union of ours.
Over the past several months each "Finest" hostess has profiled her home state and I will be presenting the other states in random order. Please FReepMail me if you would like to participate in spotlighting your state. I would appreciate your input on what you would like to see highlighted.
Today we are going way down South to Dixie to celebrate the beautiful state of Mississippi.
These are the states we have presented to date:
As we celebrate each state, we also salute the Fine FReepers who proudly fly their home state's flag.
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"Virtute et Armis" - By valor and arms.
Mississippi History - A Condensed Time Line
1540Spaniard Hernando de Soto enters the Mississippi region 1682René-Robert Cavelier of France claims the Mississippi region 1699Pierre le Moyne establishes the first French colony at Old Biloxi 1716Jean Baptiste Le Moyne founds what becomes Natchez 1719The French bring the first black slaves into Mississippi 1763Mississippi becomes English territory 1781Spain claims Mississippis Gulf Coast 1783Mississippi, except for the Gulf Coast, becomes United States territory 1798The Mississippi Territory is created 1812The Gulf Coast becomes part of the Mississippi Territory 1817Mississippi becomes the 20th state 1861Mississippi secedes from the Union 1863Union forces capture Vicksburg in the Civil War 1870Mississippi is readmitted to the Union 1969A federal court orders the desegregation of Mississippis public schools; Charles Evers becomes the first black mayor of Mississippi since Reconstruction. He was elected in Fayette.
Eight flags have flown over the Magnolia State...
The current state flag...
The Confederate Battle Flag can still be seen in Mississippi. In 1894 it was incorporated into the state flag and the remainder of the flag being similar to the Stars and Bars except the upper bar is blue not red. When the Mississippi flag was drawn up The Battle Flag was never mentioned by name. The history of the state leaves no doubt that this was the intention. In 1861 Mississippi was the second state to join the Confederacy. During the Civil War it used the Bonnie Blue Flag. The second state flag consisted of a white background containing a magnolia tree, with the Bonnie Blue Flag in the canton. In 1817 when Mississippi became a state it also adopted a coat of arms and a seal. Both were based on a seal of the U.S.A. The arms nor the seal were used during the time Mississippi was in secession from the Union.
Mississippi is - THE LAND OF COTTON...
During the early 1800s, cotton became Mississippis major crop. The industry continued to grow as the Natchez Trace connected Mississippi with Nashville, Tennessee. By 1810, the Mississippi Territory extended over all present-day Alabama, Mississippi, and parts of Florida. In 1817, Congress divided the Mississippi Territory into the state of Mississippi and the Alabama Territory. On Dec. 10, 1817, Mississippi joined the Union and became the 20th state. Its population had almost reached 60,000 people. Cotton continued to grow in importance with the invention of the cotton gin in 1793.
When Mississippi was a one-crop state before the arrival of the boll weevil in 1907, plantations thrived, and cotton was king in the fertile soil of the Yazoo-Mississippi delta. Today, though Mississippi ranks among the leading producers, cotton competes with other crops, like soybeans, and manufacturing has replaced agriculture as the economic leader. Mississippi is the nation's largest producer of upholstered furniture.
Mississippi is - MUSIC...
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The Mississippi Delta Blues.....the only true American music.
The blues as an art form has its origins in African culture. Yet, it is a uniquely American phenomenon in that it represents a merging of the similar, but diverse musical, tribal and cultural traditions typifying the long stretch of the west African coastline from Senegamabia to Angola.
The American blues, however, is more than a hybridized form of African musical traditions. It is also a distinctive and creative expression of the experiences of the suffering and pain of African slave descendants who toiled and labored as sharecroppers in the deep south, particularly the Mississippi Delta.
Mississippi's earthy concoction of emotion-filled lyrics and soulful sounds produced music legends like B.B. King and Muddy Waters. Each year, in the land of the Delta Blues, world-famous music festivals, like the Delta Blues and Heritage Festival, pay homage to this original art form - and the mighty Mississippi River just keeps on rollin'.
Mississippi is - THE GULF COAST and SHRIMP BOATS...
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Mississippi's Gulf Coast is ranked one of the top three "up and coming" destinations in North America by the 2000 Fodor's/ASTA Annual Hot Spot Survey.
With over 200 species of fish, including mackerel, snapper, and grouper, indigenous to the Gulf of Mexico, deep-sea fishing charters, shrimping trips, and fishing in the area's many lakes and rivers are a must when visiting Mississippi's Gulf Coast. The Gulf Coast's temperate climate affords virtually year-round outdoor activities, including golfing, sailing, and motor boating. Jet skiing, windsurfing, and aqua-cycling are fun favorites of both visitors and residents. The adventuresome can't miss out on parasail rides, which offer an exhilarating panoramic view of the scenic coastline. With the wealth of festivities, some locals say that the Gulf Coast has a celebration for every crustacean.
Not to be missed is the ceremonial "Blessing of the Fleet" in Biloxi, given by a local Catholic priest, marking the beginning of the shrimp fishing season. Even though it had its origins in ancient times in Europe, the first Blessing of the Fleet in the Biloxi Bay was given in 1929, and now takes place annually in a colorful procession in the Mississippi Sound. The ceremony begins with the dropping of an evergreen wreath into the Sound in remembrance of fishermen who have been lost at sea. Then a procession of more than 30 shrimp boats files past the anchored "Blessing Boat" where the officiating priest stands, sprinkling holy water on each of the boats and giving a blessing for each one, asking a safe and prosperous fishing season.
As with each state that I present, I have had to leave much out. Mississippi is, of course, so much more than cotton, music and shrimp boats! I hope that our Mississippi FReepers will come and help us celebrate their great state by telling us more about Mississippi and why they are proud to be a Mississippian.
The following websites provided information, text, and/or graphics for this presentation...
Blues History Mississippi's Gulf Coast Netstate - Mississippi Mississippi's State Flags
I will close by adding this rather odd interesting recipe that I found in my recent Google travels.....
Mississippi Mud
Ingredients: 1 small bottle orange juice diet or regular coke ice
Preparation: Put some ice in glass. Add orange juice, top up with coke and stir. Looks like mud, tastes delicious.
(Hmmmm....not too sure about this one. LOL)
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: celebrate; finest; freepers; friends; fun; mississippi; salute; states; surprises; tribute
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To: Mama_Bear
LOL. Mississippi has been the source of many funny stories. Jerry Clower was a classic.
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posted on
04/13/2004 8:08:54 PM PDT
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WVNan
To: WVNan
From your description, it is almost like I was there.
Thank you, Nan. I love it that these recollections of yours will be archived on this thread.
To: WVNan
Nan, it has been great fun this evening. I am about ready to call it a day.
Thank you, ((((((((friend))))))))), for the stories, the pictures....and for the "Mississippi Squirrel Revival". :-)
To: Billie; dutchess; dansangel; Aquamarine; The Mayor; Aeronaut; MeekOneGOP; WVNan; Pippin; JustAmy; ..
To: Mama_Bear
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posted on
04/13/2004 8:30:28 PM PDT
by
WVNan
To: Mama_Bear
Goodnight Mama_Bear. Thank you for the lovely thread and for jogging the memories. God bless.
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posted on
04/13/2004 8:31:42 PM PDT
by
WVNan
To: WVNan
Thanks. It's been ages since I have heard "Jackson" too!
Good night, special person.
To: ST.LOUIE1
Good night, wolfie. Thanks for coming by the thread this morning.
To: Mama_Bear; yall
This is such a wonderful thread,
I have bookmarked it.
Thank you Mama_Bear.
And thanks to everyone else's contributions.
They're all grand.
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posted on
04/13/2004 8:48:14 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Kerry' s a Veteran, but so were Lee Harvey Oswald, Timothy McVeigh and Benedict Arnold)
To: Mama_Bear
Kinda' makes me want to read some Faulkner tonight.
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posted on
04/13/2004 9:55:02 PM PDT
by
oyez
(Fortune favors the bold.)
To: oyez
Kinda' makes me want to read some Faulkner tonight. Yes, indeed. And I realized too late that Faulkner is another famous Mississippian who didn't get a mention in my post and should have.
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posted on
04/13/2004 10:25:25 PM PDT
by
Mama_Bear
(Lori)
To: Mama_Bear; Billie; All
Come join the Wednesday FUN over
HERE
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posted on
04/14/2004 1:27:54 AM PDT
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dansangel
(Do your part to drive the 'rats to distraction - You *too* can be a monthly donor!)
To: Mama_Bear
Well I was too late for Faulkner, but a short story by Eudora Welty would have worked.
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posted on
04/14/2004 5:11:22 AM PDT
by
oyez
(Fortune favors the bold.)
To: Mama_Bear
Hi FRee! You crept in and out so quietly this morning that I didn't even know you had been here!
That's a regrettably good way of putting it! I'm about 3 threads behind right now, with work biting me in the butt!
To: onyx
I did take piano lessons, for a while.
And, I had 14 years formal dance training,
and gymnastics.
But, you never, ever want me to sing. ;o)
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posted on
04/14/2004 8:35:07 AM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(President Bush is a mensch in cowboy boots.)
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