1. On January 30, 1956, Autherine Lucy became the first African American student to be admitted to the University of Alabama. However, she was expelled after just a few days due to protests and threats from white students and community members.

2. In 1887, the Mississippi state legislature ratified the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, which disenfranchised most black voters through literacy tests and poll taxes. This effectively solidified white supremacy in Mississippi for decades to come.

3. On January 30, 1912, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was born in Decatur, Mississippi. Evers would go on to become a leader in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and play a key role in desegregating schools and other public spaces.

4. Mississippi's first public university, the University of Mississippi, was founded on January 30, 1844. It was originally called the "University of Mississippi and Jefferson College," but the name was later shortened.

5. On January 30, 1964, civil rights leader Robert Moses spoke to a large crowd of black residents in Greenwood, Mississippi, urging them to register to vote and participate in the upcoming election. Moses was a key organizer in the Freedom Summer campaign, which aimed to increase black voter registration in the South.