In this article I will inform you about some of these events and topics such as the Civil War, slavery and the facts of the state. I hope my readers walk away with a new respect and perspective of Mississippi and learn how the past can influence the future, as well as beauty. The beautiful Mississippi Magnolia State has so many events and previous history influenced the life it has today. The growing population of 2,967,297 in 2010 is still growing and still learning from the past. They live by their motto “Valour and Arms”. The state bird was as extraordinary as the state flower which is the Mockingbird which flies over all 82 counties. The reason they named this bird the state bird is because it is so beautiful and harmonious, but when it feels threatened it is very aggressive. Just like the state itself. The name of the state was given by the indigenous people and means "fathers of the waters". Mississippi is the twentieth state of the union and had its capital in Natchez until 1822 when they changed it to Jackson. The religion was Catholic but many protests began. In 1799 the three main kings...