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The '''Neshoba County Fair''', also known as '''Mississippi's Giant House Party''', is an annual event of agricultural, political, and social entertainment held a few miles from [[Philadelphia, Mississippi]]. The fair was first established in 1889 and is the nation's largest campground fair. The event usually starts at the end of July |
The '''Neshoba County Fair''', also known as '''Mississippi's Giant House Party''', is an annual event of agricultural, political, and social entertainment held a few miles from [[Philadelphia, Mississippi]]. The fair was first established in 1889 and is the nation's largest campground fair. The event usually starts at the end of July and lasts a week. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The first fair was called the Coldwater Fair |
The first fair was called the Coldwater Fair, and it had roots in church camp meetings.<ref name=neshoba_fair> |
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One of the Fair's most well-known traditions occurs during election season, when elected officials and candidates from across the state attend the fair to give speeches. A number of national candidates, including [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[John Glenn]] have made appearances at the fair. Reagan's [[states' rights speech]] there during his [[Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign|1980 presidential campaign]] has become a famous example of alleged [[Dog-whistle politics|dog-whistle]] racism in American politics. Critics of Reagan have argued it was a deliberate reactionary choice to campaign there, as it was close to the site of one of the [[Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner|most infamous acts of racist violence]] during the [[Freedom Summer]] of 1964.<ref>Fuller, J. (31 July 2014) {{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/07/31/what-the-neshoba-county-fair-says-about-southern-politics/|title=What the Neshoba County Fair says about Southern politics|work=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>Chappell, D., Crespino, J. and Dillard, A., Romano, R. (10 April 2010) {{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?293124-1/ronald-reagans-neshoba-county-speech|title=Ronald Reagan's Neshoba County Speech|publisher=[[C-SPAN]]|access-date= 6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>Levin, J. (1 August 2019){{cite web|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/08/ronald-reagan-richard-nixon-racism-monkeys-tape-jimmy-carter.html|title=Being Right About Reagan's Racism Was Bad for Jimmy Carter|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-23|title=How Donald Trump canceled the Republican party {{!}} Sidney Blumenthal|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/23/how-donald-trump-canceled-republican-party-sidney-blumenthal-lincoln|access-date=2020-08-26|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> |
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One of the Fair's most well-known traditions (100 plus years) occurs during election season, when elected officials and candidates from across the state attend the fair to campaign. A number of candidates have made appearances at the fair, including [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[John Glenn]]. |
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| ⚫ | [[Iris Kelso]], a Neshoba County native and a journalist in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], often wrote about the fair in her columns and later in her television commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beta.wpcf.org/oralhistory/kelsoint.html|title=Iris Turner Kelso: Introduction|publisher=beta.wpcf.org|accessdate=October 13, 2013}}</ref> |
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No fair was held in 1917–18, 1942–45, and 2020. |
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[[Reagan's Neshoba County Fair "states' rights" speech]] |
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*[http://www.presidentreagan.info/1980_campaign/neshoba.cfm Ronald Reagan's visit to the fair in 1980] |
*[http://www.presidentreagan.info/1980_campaign/neshoba.cfm Ronald Reagan's visit to the fair in 1980] |
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[[Category:Festivals in Mississippi]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 8 June 2024
| Neshoba County Fair | |
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 Neshoba County Fair cabins at night | |
| Genre | campground fair |
| Dates | Last week in July |
| Location(s) | near Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Website | [1] |
The Neshoba County Fair, also known as Mississippi's Giant House Party, is an annual event of agricultural, political, and social entertainment held a few miles from Philadelphia, Mississippi. The fair was first established in 1889 and is the nation's largest campground fair. The event usually starts at the end of July and lasts a week.
History[edit]
The first fair was called the Coldwater Fair, and it had roots in church camp meetings.[1]
Families and some of their weirder friends coming to the Fair began camping on the grounds for the duration of the fair. In 1894 a pavilion was constructed and a hotel was built to accommodate visitors. Cabins began to replace wagons and tents and in 1898 the oaks were planted that shade Founder's Square today. The first cabins were simple one story structures with some being log cabins.
-Neshoba County Fair Committee, Neshoba County Fair "Mississippi's Giant House Party"
One of the Fair's most well-known traditions occurs during election season, when elected officials and candidates from across the state attend the fair to give speeches. A number of national candidates, including Ronald Reagan and John Glenn have made appearances at the fair. Reagan's states' rights speech there during his 1980 presidential campaign has become a famous example of alleged dog-whistle racism in American politics. Critics of Reagan have argued it was a deliberate reactionary choice to campaign there, as it was close to the site of one of the most infamous acts of racist violence during the Freedom Summer of 1964.[2][3][4][5] Iris Kelso, a Neshoba County native and a journalist in New Orleans, often wrote about the fair in her columns and later in her television commentary.[6]
No fair was held in 1917–18, 1942–45, and 2020.
References[edit]
- ^ "Neshoba County Fair - Philadelphia, Mississippi". Neshoba County Fair Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ Fuller, J. (31 July 2014) "What the Neshoba County Fair says about Southern politics". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Chappell, D., Crespino, J. and Dillard, A., Romano, R. (10 April 2010) "Ronald Reagan's Neshoba County Speech". C-SPAN. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Levin, J. (1 August 2019)"Being Right About Reagan's Racism Was Bad for Jimmy Carter". Slate. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "How Donald Trump canceled the Republican party | Sidney Blumenthal". the Guardian. 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Iris Turner Kelso: Introduction". beta.wpcf.org. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
External links[edit]
- Neshoba County Fair official website
- Neshoba County's website
- Ronald Reagan's visit to the fair in 1980
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