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Mayersville, Mississippi
town and seat of Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mayersville is a town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 433.[1]
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Unita Blackwell was the first African American mayor of Mississippi. She served as Mayersville's mayor from 1976 to 2001.[2]