Mayersville, Mississippi
Map of Mayersville, Mississippi
Mayersville is a town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 433.[1]
Unita Blackwell was the first African American mayor of Mississippi. She served as Mayersville's mayor from 1976 to 2001.[2]
Mayersville, Mississippi Media
Historic photo of county courthouse in Mayersville
Historic photo of blacksmith
Mayersville, Mississippi, mapped by USGS in 1970
The village blacksmith, Mayersville, Issaquena County, Mississippi circa 1936
References
- ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Mayersville town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ↑ Ganucheau, Adam (May 13, 2019). "Unita Blackwell, civil rights pillar and first black woman mayor in Mississippi, dies at 86". Mississippi Today. https://mississippitoday.org/2019/05/13/unita-blackwell-civil-rights-pillar-and-first-black-woman-mayor-in-mississippi-dies-at-86/. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
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