For “Mississippi Mile” on Dec. 9, 200 hundred photos will go in the windows of buildings along Capitol Street.
The “Mississippi Mile,” part of the state bicentennial celebration, takes place in downtown Jackson along Capitol Street on Saturday, Dec. 9. Credit: Stephen Wilson
On Dec. 9, 2017, 100 Mississippians ranging from ages 14 to 81 will uncover their photos along Capitol Street in celebration of the state’s bicentennial.
Shuttle buses will be available during the “Mississippi Mile” and the grand opening of the Mississippi Museum of History and Mississippi Museum of Civil Rights on Dec. 9, 2017.
Mississippi was officially recognized as the 20th state in the U.S. on Dec. 10, 1817.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.