The Mississippi Enterprise
US newspaper
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The Mississippi Enterprise was one of two African American newspapers in Jackson, Mississippi. Arrington High worked at the paper.[2] Publication years include 1939–1980.[3] The paper covered lynchings and murders of African Americans. It advocated for African Americans to support African-American businesses in Mound Bayou, Mississippi,[3] a historically African-American community founded by freed slaves. The Library of Congress has an archive of the paper.[4]
| Type | Weekly[1] |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Willie J. Miller[1] |
| Launched | 1938[1] |
| City | Jackson, Mississippi |
| OCLC number | 15339733 |
| Free online archives | Chronicling America |
It was one of five African-American newspapers in Mississippi in the 1950s.[5]