Leland is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. It is located within the Mississippi Delta, on the banks of Deer Creek. The population...
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Thelma Houston (category People from Leland, Mississippi)
Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Houston was born in Leland, Mississippi. Her mother was a cotton picker. She and her three sisters grew up...
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census-designated place Leland, Mississippi, a city Leland, North Carolina, a town Leland, Oregon, an unincorporated community Leland, Utah, an unincorporated...
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Jim Henson (category People from Leland, Mississippi)
(1982) and Labyrinth (1986). Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland, Henson began developing...
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Leland Senior High School (LHS) is a public high school in Leland, Mississippi, United States. It educates approximately 336 students in grades nine through...
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Kermit the Frog (category Fictional characters from Mississippi)
Kermit was named after Henson's childhood friend Kermit Scott, from Leland, Mississippi. However, Karen Falk, head archivist and board of directors member...
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Wadada Leo Smith (category People from Leland, Mississippi)
Ten Freedom Summers, released on May 22, 2012. Smith was born in Leland, Mississippi, United States. He started out playing drums, mellophone, and French...
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Leland Historic District in Leland, Mississippi is a 165-acre (67 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in...
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California) Leland High School (Leland, Illinois) Leland High School (Leland, Mississippi) Lealands High School Leland School District This disambiguation...
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Ruth Thompson Dickins (category People from Leland, Mississippi)
Dickins, born Ruth Idella Thompson on June 9, 1906, was raised in Leland, Mississippi. Her father, Joseph Wood Thompson, was a pioneer planter and cotton...
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