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Unita Blackwell Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker

Issaquena County

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Issaquena County is the least populated county in the state, but the first elected black female mayor in Mississippi, Unita Blackwell, called it home. A field worker for civil rights and desegregation, she held local office for 25 years, and went on to national public service.

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