Editing Meridian, Mississippi (section)

==In popular culture==
===Non-fiction===
In ''[[South and West: From a Notebook]]'', [[Joan Didion]] recounts that she met a man while visiting Meridian in the 1970s who told her "The [[Ku Klux Klan|KKK]] which used to be a major factor in this community isn't a factor anymore, both the membership and the influence have diminished, and I cannot think of any place where the black is denied entrance, with the possible exception of private clubs."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Didion|first1=Joan|title=South and West: From a Notebook|date=2017|publisher=4th Estate|location=London, U.K.|isbn=978-0-00-825717-0|page=55}}</ref>

===Fictional characters===
Cullen Bohannon, the protagonist of the AMC series ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]'', hails from Meridian, Mississippi, where he is a tobacco farmer and later a [[Confederate Army|Confederate soldier]] during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>This is mentioned first in the [[Hell on Wheels (season 1)|pilot]], and again many times throughout the show, e.g., in season 3, episode 4.</ref>

In the movie ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'', the character [[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]] hails from Meridian, Mississippi, and a small portion of the movie takes place there.

In the book ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' by [[Harper Lee]], one of the characters, Dill Harris, is from Meridian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/t/to-kill-a-mockingbird/character-analysis/dill-harris|title=To Kill a Mockingbird: Dill Harris &#124; Character Analysis &#124; Study Guide &#124; Lit Note|website=Cliffsnotes.com|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref>