This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This ...
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein appreciates the "strong support" she's getting from Muslim voters, especially in battleground states.
Abraham Lincoln issued the "preliminary" Emancipation Proclamation on this day in history, Sept. 22, 1862, announcing the slaves would be freed on Jan. 1, 1863.