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Slave auctions were held at the courthouse. Annex wings were added to the building with PWA funding in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?id=2762&view=facts&y=1176|title=Property|website=www.apps.mdah.ms.gov}}</ref> Other additions and renovations have been made over the years. The building is red brick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.courthouses.co/us-states/m/mississippi/amite-county/|title=Amite County &#124; US Courthouses}}</ref>
 
[[Louis Allen]] tried to register to vote at the courthouse in the 1960s,; no African American had voted in the county since the 1890s. He also spoke out about threats and violence including by the sheriff. He was beaten and murdered.
 
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