Civil Rights History Sites in Mississippi

Corinth Contraband Camp

Corinth Contraband Camp

Corinth

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The Corinth Contraband Camp stands as a testament to the resilience and determination of enslaved individuals seeking freedom during the American Civil War. Established as a refuge behind Union lines, it provided shelter, education, and economic opportunities to thousands of […]

MS Freedom Trail

Biloxi Beach Wade-in

Biloxi, MS

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The Biloxi wade-ins were protests that were conducted by local African Americans on the beaches of Biloxi, between 1959 and 1963. Dr. Gilbert R Mason led more than 100 South Mississippians in a peaceful wade-in on segregated Biloxi Beach. The Mississippi Gulf […]

Amzie Moore House

Cleveland, MS

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Built in 1941, the Amzie Moore House stands as a historic landmark and tribute to Amzie Moore’s pivotal role in the Mississippi civil rights movement. It has been transformed into a museum that preserves Moore’s legacy while offering visitors a […]

Black History Gallery

McComb

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The Black History Gallery was founded in 2001 by Hilda Casin, a Mississippi educator for over 50 years. The gallery contains the most comprehensive collection of Black History images, personal narratives, and artifacts for McComb and Pike County Mississippi. […]

James Meredith Freedom Trail Marker

Hernando

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This Freedom Trail marker commemorates Civil Rights activist James Meredith, who was shot in Hernando, MS June 6, 1966. Meredith was leading the March Against Fear to encourage African Americans to exercise their voting rights when he was shot and […]

DeSoto County Museum

Hernando

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The museum provides education programs, as well as exhibits on the history of DeSoto County from past to present, showcasing artifacts and exhibits featuring the history of DeSoto County, Mississippi. Artifacts and displays begin with the arrival of Hernando DeSoto […]

Baptist Industrial College Marker

Hernando

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Founded in 1900 by the North Mississippi Baptist Educational Convention, the college was the first school in DeSoto County to offer instruction through grade twelve to African Americans and one of the earliest private schools for African Americans in north […]

Mississippi Freedom Trail – Biloxi Beach

Biloxi

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The Mississippi Gulf Coast’s Freedom Trail marker is located at the foot of the Biloxi Lighthouse and marks the 1960 Biloxi Wade In. Dr. Gilbert R Mason lead more than 100 South Mississippians in a peaceful wade-in on segregated Biloxi […]

Bethel AME Church

Vicksburg

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The first African Methodist Episcopal Church in Mississippi and the first Masonic Lodge in Mississippi were organized here in 1875. In 1890, Campbell College, the first African American College in Mississippi established without the aid of whites, operated out of […]

Jacqueline House Museum

Vicksburg

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Vicksburg’s only museum for the study of history and culture of people of African descent features a collection of over 20,000 items. In addition, the collection houses selected artifacts, including items dating back to the slave period. […]

The Blues Hall

Mississippi Blues Trail – Blues Hall

Bay St Louis

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The Mississippi Blues Trail – Blues Hall – The 100 Men D.B.A. Hall, a longtime center of African American social life and entertainment, was built in 1922 by the One Hundred Members’ Debating Benevolent Association. Over the years the association […]