Brookhaven, Mississippi
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 Location in Mississippi
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1818 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | Lincoln County |
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 35 ′ N , 90 ° 27 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 12,513 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 658.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 19.0 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 19.0 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 149 m |
| Postcodes : | 39601-39603 |
| Area code : | +1 601 |
| FIPS : | 28-08820 |
| GNIS ID : | 0667590 |
| Mayor : | Robert V. Massengill |
Brookhaven is a city in Lincoln County , Mississippi , United States . The population at the 2000 census was 9,861. It is the seat of the county seat of Lincoln County.
history
The name Brookhaven was taken over by the city's founder, Samuel Jayne, in 1818 from the city of the same name in New York State .
On August 13, 1955, the black civil rights activist Lamar Smith was shot dead in broad daylight and in the street near the courthouse. Contemporary newspapers reported dozens of white witnesses, none of whom testified. In the trial against three white suspects, a jury consisting only of white men acquitted all of the accused.
sons and daughters of the town
- Influential African American blues singer and guitarist Jim Brewer was born here on October 3, 1920.
- The politician Cindy Hyde-Smith was also born in the city.
Individual evidence
- ↑ M. Susan Orr-Klopfer, Barry Klopfer, Fred Klopfer: Where Rebels Roost ... Mississippi Civil Rights Revisited 2005, ISBN 978-1411641020 , p. 246.