The laws established racial segregation by law in all public facilities.
Image: This sign was from a commercial building in downtown Vicksburg.
1888: Mississippi enacts “Jim Crow” laws
"Colored" Sign
1888: President Grover Cleveland appoints Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar to Supreme Court
L. Q. C. Lamar
Lamar served on the Supreme Court until his death in 1893.
Link to the catalog1888: Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station opens
The station was established at the Agricultural and Mechanical College near Starkville to educate farmers on the latest agricultural practices, such as fertilizer use, insect control, and farm machinery.