Mississippi History Timeline
People, places, and events that shaped Mississippi history
10,000BCE–1518CE
1519–1797
1798-1832
1833-1865
1866-1902
1903-1928
1929-1945
1946-Present
July 27, 1989: U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour Jr. rules that Sovereignty Commission files should be opened
Judge Barbour delayed opening while privacy plaintiffs appealed.
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1989