The Republic of Mississippi U.S. state of Mississippi from January 9, 1861, after it became the second state to declare its secession from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln but before joining the Confederate States of America the next month.
Famous quotes containing the words republic and/or mississippi:
“Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.”
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)
““Where is the Mississippi panorama
And the girl who played the piano?
Where are you, Walt?
The Open Road goes to the used-car lot.”
—Louis Simpson (b. 1923)