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| Mississippi Facts |
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In 1834 Captain Isaac Ross, whose plantation was in Lorman, Mississippi, freed his slaves and arranged for them to be sent to Africa, where they founded the country of Liberia. |
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Greenville, Mississippi is called the Towboat Capital of the World. |
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The oldest game in America is stickball. The Choctaw Indians of Mississippi played the game. Demonstrations can be seen every July at the Choctaw Indian Fair in Philadelphia. |
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