I did not make it up, that is the city motto. And, it is where I am traveling to this week. Mike and I are both away at the same time; I hope no thieves are reading this!
While searching for the virtues of this city, I found that the capitol of Mississippi is home to a familiar icon: Medgar Evers. Evers' civil rights activism urging that "violence is not the way," was pivotal in the Civil Rights movement.
The city of Jackson was founded in 1821 and is named in honor of Major General Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. The town was burned three times by Union troops during the Civil War, though the City Hall was spared each time.
Jackson was home to a couple of well known writers: Eudora Welty (The Optimist's Daughter) and Richard Wright (Black Boy). It is also the location of the first successful cadaveric lung transplant.
Other statistics:
- Population (2000) - 184,286
- Land Area - 104.9 sq mi
- Normal September High/Low (°F) Temps - 86.4/64.6
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