{"id":9781,"date":"2021-06-25T13:48:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T18:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/?page_id=9487"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:10:25","slug":"civilrights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/civilrights\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Rights Sites and Destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb0c102d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-background\" style=\"min-height:80vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hero_civil_rights.jpeg&apos;);background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ffffffa8;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES AND STORIES. NOW WALK IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In Mississippi, the civil rights movement\u2019s forefathers, heroes, martyrs and modern-day champions lived, walked, marched, and inspired a national movement for racial equality. From our world-class Mississippi Civil Rights Museum to the historic markers along our Freedom Trail, Mississippi offers an opportunity to reflect on the struggles of the past and be enlightened and inspired by the stories you discover along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-vms-dblue-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vms-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac70c14ee85f31d6c15cfaedeeb210bb\">CIVIL RIGHTS SITES AND DESTINATIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vms-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74428d1afc49718eed91d148360308d5\">Explore the people, places and events of the civil rights movement in Mississippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/civil-rights-museum.png\" alt=\"Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Logo\" class=\"wp-image-9787 lazyload\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/civil-rights-museum.png\" alt=\"Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Logo\" class=\"wp-image-9787 lazyload\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/civil-rights-museum.png 400w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/civil-rights-museum-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/civil-rights-museum-309x400.png 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vms-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8fc6f94a6b0eed300de92d556a277067\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum shares the stories of a Mississippi movement that changed the nation. Through eight interactive exhibits, the museum promotes a greater understanding of the Mississippi civil rights movement and its impact by highlighting the strength and sacrifices of its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-vms-white-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mcrm.mdah.ms.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vms-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c5343b28ad53f73690693ed3b61d9fc\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">2023 U.S. Civil Rights Trail Travel Guide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-vms-white-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/a2f9e37a7c794cd7b1b310e8fafe05e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Mississippi Civil Rights Museum\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/272985015?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-vms-lblue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Medgar-and-Myrlie-Evers-Home-National-Monument-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31156 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Medgar-and-Myrlie-Evers-Home-National-Monument-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31156 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Medgar-and-Myrlie-Evers-Home-National-Monument-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Medgar-and-Myrlie-Evers-Home-National-Monument-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Medgar-and-Myrlie-Evers-Home-National-Monument-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Medgar-and-Myrlie-Evers-Home-National-Monument-1-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Medgar-and-Myrlie-Evers-Home-National-Monument-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9415fccb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">MEDGAR AND MYRLI EVERS HOME NATIONAL MONUMENT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, also known as Medgar Evers Home Museum, is a historic house museum. Built in 1956, it was the home of African-American civil rights activist Medgar Evers at the time of his assassination. The national monument is not currently open to public tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>2332 Margaret W Alexander Dr, Jackson, MS 39213, USA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-vms-button-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/things-to-do\/attractions\/medgar-and-myrlie-evers-home-national-monument\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-vms-lblue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wadein.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9784 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wadein.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9784 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wadein.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wadein-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wadein-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/wadein-540x360.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-844e6b50 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">BILOXI WADE-INS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A marker across from the Biloxi Lighthouse commemorates the site of the 1960 Biloxi wade-ins, Mississippi\u2019s first nonviolent civil disobedience campaign. The protest, led by Gilbert. R. Mason Sr. was met with a violent white mob and, later, a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that successfully opened the beaches to people of all races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>1114 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-vms-button-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/things-to-do\/civil-rights\/biloxi-beach-wade-in\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-vms-lblue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bryants.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9785 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bryants.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9785 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bryants.jpg 800w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bryants-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bryants-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bryants-540x360.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-844e6b50 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">BRYANT&#8217;S GROCERY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vine-covered ruins are all that remain of Bryant\u2019s Grocery, where 14-year-old Emmett Till was accused of whistling at a white woman in 1955, leading to his abduction, torture and murder. After Till\u2019s body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River, the open-casket funeral shocked the world and sparked the American civil rights movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>305 Co Rd 18, Greenwood, MS 38930, USA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-098cc607 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-vms-button-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/things-to-do\/civil-rights\/bryants-grocery\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"1964 Freedom Summer Driving &amp; Audio Tour\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/309488181?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vms-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f971f8317ca1a24df69862017ae9132a\">HATTIESBURG 1964 FREEDOM SUMMER TRAIL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vms-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f97e78c517f6733e83f657ac31e2ac31\">The sites on the 1964 Freedom Summer Trail and audio tour were chosen to commemorate and honor those who participated in the civil rights movement in Hattiesburg in the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vms-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ec7d41539f2b1b74d6aa5410130a1778\">As you visit each site, you will have the opportunity to listen to reflections of some who were directly involved in Freedom Summer activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-vms-white-blue\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hburgfreedomtrail.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#76ade83b;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Podcasts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3FgcK79jFwYO68vfEPoA4x?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3FgcK79jFwYO68vfEPoA4x?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3FgcK79jFwYO68vfEPoA4x?utm_source=generator&#038;theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES AND STORIES. NOW WALK IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS. In Mississippi, the civil rights movement\u2019s forefathers, heroes, martyrs and modern-day champions lived, walked, marched, and inspired a national movement for racial equality. From our world-class Mississippi Civil Rights [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"author":708,"featured_media":16991,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9781","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"featured":{"main_headline":"<h1>You know their names and stories. Now walk in their footsteps.<\/h1>\n<p>In Mississippi, the civil rights movement\u2019s forefathers, heroes, martyrs and modern-day champions lived, walked, marched, and inspired a national movement for racial equality. From our world-class Mississippi Civil Rights Museum to the historic markers along our Freedom Trail, Mississippi offers an opportunity to reflect on the struggles of the past and be enlightened and inspired by the stories you discover along the way.<\/p>\n","main_feature_l":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9787\" style=\"width: 250px; padding: 3em 3em 0 3em; margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/civil-rights-museum.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/civil-rights-museum.png 400w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/civil-rights-museum-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/visitmississippi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/civil-rights-museum-309x400.png 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum shares the stories of a Mississippi movement that changed the nation. Through eight interactive exhibits, the museum promotes a greater understanding of the Mississippi civil rights movement and its impact by highlighting the strength and sacrifices of its people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/mcrm.mdah.ms.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2023 U.S. Civil Rights Trail Travel Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/grouptravelleaderinc\/docs\/uscrt_2023?fr=sNGYzNTQ2ODYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read<\/a><\/p>\n","audio_tour":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mississippi Civil Rights Audio Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mississippi is home to several important sites related to the American civil rights movement. Join Pamela D. C. 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After Till\u2019s body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River, the open-casket funeral shocked the world and sparked the American civil rights movement.<\/p>\n","address":{"address":"305 Co Rd 18, Greenwood, MS 38930, USA","lat":33.652321499999999332430888898670673370361328125,"lng":-90.209702899999996361657395027577877044677734375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJwcdruMhlKoYRl6WXQO_nazw","street_number":"305","street_name":"County Road 18","street_name_short":"Co Rd 18","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"},"photo":9785,"website":""}]},"pois":[{"title":"Bryant's Grocery","description":"<p>Vine-covered ruins are all that remain of Bryant\u2019s Grocery, where 14-year old Emmitt Till was accused of whistling at a white woman in 1955, leading to his abduction, torture and murder. After Till\u2019s body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River, the open-casket funeral shocked the world and sparked the American civil rights movement.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"305 Co Rd 18, Greenwood, MS 38930, USA","lat":33.652880579071052125073038041591644287109375,"lng":-90.206997097903098392635001800954341888427734375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJwcdruMhlKoYRl6WXQO_nazw","street_number":"305","street_name":"County Road 18","street_name_short":"Co Rd 18","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Amzie Moore ","description":"<p>Amzie Moore was a Cleveland, Mississippi, businessman and a veteran of World War II. In the 1950s, Moore became an active member of the NAACP and helped found the Regional Conference of Negro Leadership. 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The speech marked the emergence of a new political slogan for the movement, which reflected both black pride and growing impatience with the slow pace of change.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"600 Ave M, Greenwood, MS 38930, USA","lat":33.5119791999999989684511092491447925567626953125,"lng":-90.1658580999999941241185297258198261260986328125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJaaEsdultKoYRebwT3mGlxrw","name":"600 Ave M","street_number":"600","street_name":"Avenue M","street_name_short":"Ave M","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Beth Israel Congregation","description":"<p>In 1967, Jackson\u2019s Beth Israel Congregation&#8217;s new synagogue was targeted and bombed by the Klan in response to Rabbi Perry Nussbaum\u2019s outspoken opposition to racial discrimination and segregation. 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The rally featured speeches by Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael and Floyd McKissick and was witnessed by a crowed of 15,000, the largest civil rights demonstration in Mississippi history.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"400 High St, Jackson, MS, USA","lat":32.30384409999999917317836661823093891143798828125,"lng":-90.1822425999999950363417156040668487548828125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJl0m5XlEyKIYR3xyGpS7ag7Y","name":"400 High St","street_number":"400","street_name":"High Street","street_name_short":"High St","city":"Jackson","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39201","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Carpenters for Christmas","description":"<p>The Antioch Missionary Baptist Church was one of almost forty churches bombed during a six-month period in 1964. Congregants were undeterred from continuing their voter registration and civil rights activities, and the church\u2019s \u201cCarpenters for Christmas\u201d rebuilt the church in a matter of days in December as a stand against racial intimidation.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"3651 Co Rd 700, Blue Mountain, MS 38610, USA","lat":34.64527869999999865058271097950637340545654296875,"lng":-88.974481999999994741301634348928928375244140625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJtbv-0vsafogRgcOz_znnEa8","name":"3651 Co Rd 700","street_number":"3651","street_name":"County Road 700","street_name_short":"Co Rd 700","city":"Blue Mountain","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38610","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Clyde Kennard","description":"<p>A marker at the University of Southern Mississippi recounts the story of Forrest County native Clyde Kennard, a black farmer and Army veteran who attempted to enroll at the university in the 1950s, only to be denied entry twice and then falsely accused, arrested and imprisoned by local authorities.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"Kennard-Washington Hall, East Memorial Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA","lat":31.32657830000000132031345856375992298126220703125,"lng":-89.33127189999999018255039118230342864990234375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJwwICY5fenIgRiqZgSR40ZDg","name":"Kennard-Washington Hall","street_number":"104","street_name":"East Memorial Drive","street_name_short":"E Memorial Dr","city":"Hattiesburg","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39406","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"COFO Central Offices","description":"<p>The Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) was a coalition of affiliated organizations working to advance civil rights, voting access and education in Mississippi. 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A bronze statue of Hamer, historical marker, memorial monument and grave are located at the Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden.<\/p>\n","website":"http:\/\/www.fannielouhamer.info\/","location":{"address":"Fannie Lou Hamer Monument, Byron Street, Ruleville, MS, USA","lat":33.7332037999999982957888278178870677947998046875,"lng":-90.541099500000001398802851326763629913330078125,"zoom":16,"place_id":"ChIJgRdArT5UKoYRHF78wAfYPss","name":"Fannie Lou Hamer Monument","street_number":"929","street_name":"Byron Street","street_name_short":"Byron St","city":"Ruleville","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38771","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"The Reverend George Lee","description":"<p>A marker outside of Greengrove Baptist Church commemorates the life of Rev. George Lee, a minister, entrepreneur and civil rights leader. Lee&#8217;s success in securing voting rights for black residents of Humphreys County led to his murder on May 7, 1955. He is considered by many to be the first martyr of the modern civil rights movement.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"603 Church Street, Belzoni, MS, USA","lat":33.1842046000000010508301784284412860870361328125,"lng":-90.4886001999999933786966721527278423309326171875,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJFSZHsNguKoYRTVLa3XZkTEI","name":"603 Church St","street_number":"603","street_name":"Church Street","street_name_short":"Church St","city":"Belzoni","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39038","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Jackson Greyhound Bus Station","description":"<p>At this location, in 1961, a Greyhound bus with nine Freedom Riders arrived in Jackson to engage in a nonviolent protest to desegregate the bus station. That summer, 329 people, including black and white Freedom Riders from 39 U.S. states and ten countries, were arrested in Jackson for their participation in the protests. (Current site of Robert Parker Adams Architect.)<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"219 N Lamar St, Jackson, MS, USA","lat":32.30180159999999744968590675853192806243896484375,"lng":-90.185683199999999715146259404718875885009765625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ9evc4FIyKIYRiPdHc3nyK5Y","name":"219 N Lamar St","street_number":"219","street_name":"North Lamar Street","street_name_short":"N Lamar St","city":"Jackson","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39201","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Jackson Municipal Library ","description":"<p>In 1961, nine black Tougaloo students participated in a sit-in at the Jackson Municipal Library (now Eudora Welty Library) to protest the segregation of public libraries. When the students refused to relocate to the &#8220;colored&#8221; Carver Library, they were arrested. The library sit-in inspired similar activity at public parks, swimming pools, stores and movie theaters.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"300 N State St, Jackson, MS 39201, USA","lat":32.3015007999999994581230566836893558502197265625,"lng":-90.1792780999999905588992987759411334991455078125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJSTOJWlAyKIYRotA-diVOZ8o","name":"300 N State St","street_number":"300","street_name":"North State Street","street_name_short":"N State St","city":"Jackson","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39201","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Jackson State Tragedy","description":"<p>A marker near the entrance of Jackson State University recalls the tragic shooting deaths of two students and the injury of many others during student protests in 1970. A confrontation ended with police and highway patrolmen firing toward the crowd and into a nearby dormitory, Alexander Hall. 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King envisioned a second Poor People&#8217;s Campaign march and rally, which would depart from Marks and end in Atlanta, with mule-drawn wagons used for transportation. The marker is located outside a Citgo Station.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"1098 M.L.K. Jr Dr, Marks, MS 38646, USA","lat":34.24445630000000306836227537132799625396728515625,"lng":-90.2756500999999929035766399465501308441162109375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJpRhIfcy4KoYRHcOk33pNkBI","name":"1098 M.L.K. Jr Dr","street_number":"1098","street_name":"Martin Luther King Junior Drive","street_name_short":"M.L.K. Jr Dr","city":"Marks","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38646","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Rust College ","description":"<p>Near the entrance of Rust College, a marker honors the work of Rust College students and\u00a0 president E.A. Smith to promote voting rights, end segregation and advocate for equal rights during the 1960s. The students worked to integrate a local movie theater, establish a Rust NAACP chapter, and help launch the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"1250 Rust Avenue, Holly Springs, MS 38635, USA","lat":34.77428739999999862675394979305565357208251953125,"lng":-89.44696229999999559368006885051727294921875,"zoom":14,"place_id":"EiZSdXN0IEF2ZSwgSG9sbHkgU3ByaW5ncywgTVMgMzg2MzUsIFVTQSIuKiwKFAoSCdcf_myIy3-IEdWn5oYR6AYyEhQKEglx8B7jUsl_iBFJKDI1mY4juw","name":"Rust Avenue","street_name":"Rust Avenue","street_name_short":"Rust Ave","city":"Holly Springs","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38635","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Tougaloo College ","description":"<p>Students at Tougaloo College were active within the civil rights movement, participating in sit-ins, protests and rallies and, often, enduring threats, intimidation and violence. The college&#8217;s &#8220;Tougaloo Nine&#8221; were arrested and tried for attempting to enter the then &#8220;whites only&#8221; main branch of the Jackson Public Library.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"6550 Tougaloo Blvd, Tougaloo, MS 39174, USA","lat":32.40410589999999757537807454355061054229736328125,"lng":-90.1596326999999888585080043412744998931884765625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJxRe9J53NKYYROgmtHg5bhio","name":"6550 Tougaloo Blvd","street_number":"6550","street_name":"Tougaloo Boulevard","street_name_short":"Tougaloo Blvd","city":"Jackson","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39174","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"TRM Howard","description":"<p>Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard founded and led Mississippi&#8217;s preeminent civil rights organization, the Regional Council of Negro Leadership, where he worked to advance economic opportunity and voter registration. 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Blackwell served as an adviser to Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton and was recognized as a MacArthur Fellow in 1993. 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A marker commemorates the site where Meredith registered for classes, escorted by federal agents, with protection from Army and National Guard troops. A civil rights monument honoring Meredith is located nearby, behind the Lyceum building.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"University Cir, Oxford, MS 38677, USA","lat":34.3655509000000023434040485881268978118896484375,"lng":-89.5342696999999958507032715715467929840087890625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"EilVbml2ZXJzaXR5IENpciwgVW5pdmVyc2l0eSwgTVMgMzg2NzcsIFVTQSIuKiwKFAoSCb-3rduNeoCIEWoBcn5Roz0YEhQKEgn_0Ln2eHCAiBF1bHjeVN3pug","name":"University Circle","street_name":"University Circle","street_name_short":"University Cir","city":"University","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38677","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"William Chapel Missionary Baptist Church","description":"<p>The historic William Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Ruleville served as a meeting place for activists and civil rights organizations during the early days of the movement. The church&#8217;s pastor, J.D. 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A marker outside the station tells of WLBT&#8217;s transformation, beginning in the 1970s, following a series of FCC petitions, court battles and management changes.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"715 S Jefferson St, Jackson, MS, USA","lat":32.29086910000000187892510439269244670867919921875,"lng":-90.179717199999998911152943037450313568115234375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJwQbA_kgyKIYRfhcgj23JPZM","name":"715 S Jefferson St","street_number":"715","street_name":"South Jefferson Street","street_name_short":"S Jefferson St","city":"Jackson","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39201","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Woolworth\u2019s Sit-In (Jackson)","description":"<p>A marker in downtown Jackson, where the department store once stood, commemorates the site of the Woolworth&#8217;s Sit-In. During the 1963 sit-in, three black Tougaloo college students sat at the whites-only lunch counter and were refused service. The students were joined by an integrated group of supporters and attacked by an angry mob. The marker is located on Capitol Street in Jackson and is across the street from The Elite Restaurant.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"100 E Capitol St, Jackson, MS 39201, USA","lat":32.3009564999999980727807269431650638580322265625,"lng":-90.188062599999994972677086479961872100830078125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ8XmzPq0zKIYRxLf3nkhOEsA","name":"100 E Capitol St","street_number":"100","street_name":"East Capitol Street","street_name_short":"E Capitol St","city":"Jackson","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39201","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Dr. Felix Henry Dunn","description":"<p>At the entrance of the Newton County Courthouse in Decatur, a marker commemorates Medgar Evers&#8217; first attempt at registering to vote, joined by a group of black veterans. The group was met by angry, armed white men threatening violence. Evers ultimately turned away, but the experience strengthened his resolve to fight for change.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"92 West Broad Street, Decatur, MS, USA","lat":32.4386300000000034060576581396162509918212890625,"lng":-89.10838749999999208739609457552433013916015625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"EiU5MiBXIEJyb2FkIFN0LCBEZWNhdHVyLCBNUyAzOTMyNywgVVNBIlASTgo0CjIJLZW4pvahg4gRUD9pggo_haoaHgsQ7sHuoQEaFAoSCZNQWISJoYOIEbpGuv3G5tOGDBBcKhQKEgkRbHNqi6GDiBEErywipTp0_A","name":"92 W Broad St","street_number":"92","street_name":"West Broad Street","street_name_short":"W Broad St","city":"Decatur","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39327","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Amzie Moore Home","description":"<p>The Amzie Moore Home marker is located at the site of the civil rights leader&#8217;s home, which served as a meeting place for local youth, community members, and leaders such as Bob Moses, Stokely Carmichael, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The home now serves as a museum and interpretive center, honoring Moore&#8217;s life and legacy.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"614 South Chrisman Avenue, Cleveland, MS, USA","lat":33.73947619999999147921698749996721744537353515625,"lng":-90.7194279999999935171217657625675201416015625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ6bdKu_yoK4YRdzmObNDkmwc","name":"614 S Chrisman Ave","street_number":"614","street_name":"South Chrisman Avenue","street_name_short":"S Chrisman Ave","city":"Cleveland","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38732","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Felix Henry Dunn Home Site","description":"<p>A historic marker dedicated to Dr. Felix Henry Dunn is located at the site of his home and office. The African-American physician helped register black voters, provoking death threats and the firebombing of his clinic. Dunn served as president of the Gulfport NAACP branch and treated injured protesters during Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s Selma to Montgomery marches.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"1919 38th Ave, Gulfport, MS 39501, USA","lat":30.3736439999999987549017532728612422943115234375,"lng":-89.1078093999999936158928903751075267791748046875,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ5y9SE249nIgR1hh1YKyjEeg","name":"1919 38th Ave","street_number":"1919","street_name":"38th Avenue","street_name_short":"38th Ave","city":"Gulfport","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39501","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Emmitt Till Murder Trial","description":"<div>\n<p>In 1955, the Tallahatchie County Courthouse served as the location of the trial against Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, who had been accused of mutilating and murdering Emmit Till, a 14-year-old black youth from Chicago. The two men were acquitted of the murder by an all-white jury but later confessed to the killing in a <em>Look\u00a0<\/em>Magazine interview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"401 W Court St, Sumner, MS 38957, USA","lat":33.97066050000000103636921267025172710418701171875,"lng":-90.3696494999999941910573397763073444366455078125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJlY8vzwbyKoYRxSMAbcEFd14","name":"401 W Court St","street_number":"401","street_name":"West Court Street","street_name_short":"W Court St","city":"Sumner","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38957","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Freedom Summer Murders","description":"<div>\n<p>On June 16, 1964, Mount Zion Church officers were beaten by Klansmen and the church burned. When Freedom Summer voting rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner came to investigate, they were abducted and murdered. A marker outside the church commemorates the site and their story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"11191 Rd 747, Philadelphia, MS 39350, USA","lat":32.78193399999999968486008583568036556243896484375,"lng":-88.9913240999999999303327058441936969757080078125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ377NeDjsg4gR4PeFALfJlpc","name":"11191 Rd 747","street_number":"11191","street_name":"Road 747","street_name_short":"Rd 747","city":"Philadelphia","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39350","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner Murder Site","description":"<p>Near this location, in 1964, Freedom Summer voting rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were shot and killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan and local law enforcement. 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Civil Rights volunteers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were held at the jail after being arrested in 1964.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":false},{"title":"Oak Grove AME Church","description":"<p>A marker in front of Oak Grove AME Church commemorates a stop during a civil rights march from Yazoo City to Jackson. Marchers, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were provided food and water by church members and a neighbor to the church.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"8866 MS-16, Benton, MS 39039, USA","lat":32.81101650000000091722540673799812793731689453125,"lng":-90.2378767999999951143763610161840915679931640625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"EiE4ODY2IE1TLTE2LCBCZW50b24sIE1TIDM5MDM5LCBVU0EiURJPCjQKMgnNWm64CewphhGU2GaFvls_dBoeCxDuwe6hARoUChIJH40RvB7sKYYRwr3VOb2yhCIMEKJFKhQKEgn9xYhUeT6CiBH9FeEgCVTTHw","name":"8866 MS-16","street_number":"8866","street_name":"Mississippi 16","street_name_short":"MS-16","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39039","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Vernon F. Dahmer Sr.","description":"<p>At this location, in 1966, Forrest County farmer and NAACP president Vernon F. Dahmer Sr. was killed while defending his home and family from a Klan gunfire and firebombing attack. Dahmer was known for his statement, &#8220;If you don&#8217;t vote, you don&#8217;t count.&#8221; The Klan had targeted Dahmer for his support of voting rights for black Americans. The Dahmers&#8217; home, grocery store, and car were all destroyed in the fire. 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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Mount Zion two weeks before his assassination.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"900 Spencer St, Hattiesburg, MS 39401","lat":31.313446899999998862540451227687299251556396484375,"lng":-89.2916541999999964218659442849457263946533203125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJS6j3dFHcnIgRbmkoCEYQXQs","street_number":"900","street_name":"Spencer Street","street_name_short":"Spencer St","city":"Hattiesburg","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39401","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Giles Penny Saver Store","description":"<p>A store located at this site was owned and operated by Oscar and Alice Giles, who were active in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the local civil rights movement. The store was firebombed in 1965. With the help of neighbors, the flames were extinguished. 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One year later, the building was firebombed and destroyed. A marker indicates where the building once stood.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"623 Jefferson Street, Indianola, MS, USA","lat":33.4423900000000031695890356786549091339111328125,"lng":-90.646683899999999312058207578957080841064453125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJT0C_1YW1K4YRSY1bfKIpLtQ","name":"623 Jefferson St","street_number":"623","street_name":"Jefferson Street","street_name_short":"Jefferson St","city":"Indianola","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38751","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Irene Magruder","description":"<div>Irene Magruder was the first African American in Indianola to open her home to civil rights workers during the Freedom Summer of 1964. Though her home was firebombed and destroyed the next year, Mrs. Magruder rebuilt and continued to serve as an influential figure in the Indianola civil rights movement for many years. 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During his visit, Dr. King spoke at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Chuch. King was assassinated in Memphis just two weeks later.<\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"327 Panola Ave, Batesville, MS 38606, USA","lat":34.32591239999999999099600245244801044464111328125,"lng":-89.963044499999995196048985235393047332763671875,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJyw1sBCodgIgRv3IwhLxKGtE","name":"327 Panola Ave","street_number":"327","street_name":"Panola Avenue","street_name_short":"Panola Ave","city":"Batesville","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38606","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Dr. King Visits Laurel","description":"<p>In 1968, two weeks before his assassination in Memphis, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke here, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, to build support for his planned Poor People&#8217;s March on Washington. The Poor People&#8217;s March continued after King&#8217;s death, making it to Washington two months later on May 12.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"517 Jefferson Street, Laurel, MS, USA","lat":31.686010100000000733189153834246098995208740234375,"lng":-89.13200249999999869032762944698333740234375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJX68uMLM1g4gReXFFKpok2ds","name":"517 Jefferson St","street_number":"517","street_name":"Jefferson Street","street_name_short":"Jefferson St","city":"Laurel","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39440","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge","description":"<div>\n<p>A marker here on the John Roy Lynch Street Civil Rights Corridor recognizes the Masonic Grand Lodge where a crowd of 5,000 mourners gathered for the funeral of slain NAACP field secretary, Medgar Evers. The Thomas W. 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The Noels were active in the NAACP and hosted Freedom Riders at their home in 1960. 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Lee was a charter member of the NAACP chapter in Amite County and a voting rights activist. Lee is considered to be one of the voting rights movement&#8217;s earliest victims of white violence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"395 Gillsburg Rd, Liberty, MS 39645, USA","lat":31.1566183999999992693119565956294536590576171875,"lng":-90.8073079999999919209585641510784626007080078125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJVaB6zjxEJoYRGBj3SZ0ng9s","name":"395 Gillsburg Rd","street_number":"395","street_name":"Gillsburg Road","street_name_short":"Gillsburg Rd","city":"Liberty","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39645","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Belle Flower M.B. Church","description":"<div>\n<p>Founded in the late 1860s, Belle Flower M.B. Church is one of the oldest black Baptist churches in Grenada. 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An outspoken activist, he participated in the 1972 Vicksburg boycott to demand equal rights from city officials and downtown merchants. The marker is located at the corner of Washington St. and Veto St.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"1514 Washington St, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA","lat":32.34761970000000275149432127363979816436767578125,"lng":-90.8827835999999962268702802248299121856689453125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ4Ul7XiHgKIYRHIyk7ckhdLw","name":"1514 Washington St","street_number":"1514","street_name":"Washington Street","street_name_short":"Washington St","city":"Vicksburg","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39180","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"March Against Fear","description":"<p>A marker in Itta Bena commemorates James Meredith&#8217;s March Against Fear. Some 100 marchers passed through the town in 1966 on their way from Memphis to Jackson. Despite KKK confrontations, intimidation, and an attempt on Meredith&#8217;s life, the march made it to Jackson, accumulating thousands of marchers on the way. The marker is located on Highway 7 South near Leflore County High School.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"MS-7, Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA","lat":33.49985649999999992587618180550634860992431640625,"lng":-90.3199359999999984438545652665197849273681640625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"EhhNUy03LCBJdHRhIEJlbmEsIE1TLCBVU0EiLiosChQKEglTCOQZPyOAiBGEKnspyvTG1RIUChIJn9LkeLxBKoYRwRZ1DGN-CGs","name":"Mississippi 7","street_name":"Mississippi 7","street_name_short":"MS-7","city":"Itta Bena","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"\u201cThe Caboose\u201d","description":"<p>At this site in 1963, more than 70 men, women and children were held at the Itta Bena jail, known locally as &#8220;the Caboose.&#8221; Those arrested had assembled for a meeting at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. Forty-five black citizens were charged with disorderly conduct, sent to the county farm for 58 days and fined. 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While Higginbottom was held in Jackson until his trial date, an angry mob broke into the jail then drove him back to Oxford where he was hanged to death. The marker can be found at the southwest corner of Molly Barr Road and North Lamar Boulevard.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"1431 N Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655, USA","lat":34.38526929999999737219695816747844219207763671875,"lng":-89.5070836999999954741724650375545024871826171875,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ2Tk5Aa57gIgRxfL9tEpfAsw","name":"1431 N Lamar Blvd","street_number":"1431","street_name":"North Lamar Boulevard","street_name_short":"N Lamar Blvd","city":"Oxford","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38655","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Lynching in America","description":"<div>\n<p>A marker at the Higginbottom lynching site documents the history of lynching in America, a practice that claimed the lives of thousands of black Americans between 1877 and 1950, including 650 victims in Mississippi and at least seven in Lafayette County.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"1431 N Lamar Blvd, Oxford, MS 38655, USA","lat":34.38526929999999737219695816747844219207763671875,"lng":-89.5070836999999954741724650375545024871826171875,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ2Tk5Aa57gIgRxfL9tEpfAsw","name":"1431 N Lamar Blvd","street_number":"1431","street_name":"North Lamar Boulevard","street_name_short":"N Lamar Blvd","city":"Oxford","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38655","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"First Voting Rights Case Filed in Mississippi.","description":"<div>\n<p>Two markers at this location document the history of Hattiesburg&#8217;s Mobile Street, considered by many to be the birthplace of the voting rights movement in Mississippi. At various businesses on the street, 15 African American men met and pooled their money to retain a local white attorney to represent them in the first voting rights case filed in Mississippi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"598-500 Mobile St, Hattiesburg, MS 39401, USA","lat":31.334494599999999309147824533283710479736328125,"lng":-89.2899889999999913925421424210071563720703125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"Eik1OTggTW9iaWxlIFN0LCBIYXR0aWVzYnVyZywgTVMgMzk0MDEsIFVTQSJREk8KNAoyCQ0ZYLdm3JyIEcM0KcGEkyhCGh4LEO7B7qEBGhQKEgllHXUaKNiciBGoLMSMBNnaPQwQ1gQqFAoSCaF_8g1k3JyIEZOudJJ4axgo","name":"598 Mobile St","street_number":"598","street_name":"Mobile Street","street_name_short":"Mobile St","city":"Hattiesburg","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"39401","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Greenwood's First SNCC Office\u00a0","description":"<div>\n<p>This two-story brick building was used as a photography studio that also provided office space for SNCC\u2019s first Greenwood operative, Sam Block, in the summer of 1962. After several incidents of intimidation, violence and vandalism, the office was relocated to another site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"616 Avenue I, Greenwood, MS, USA","lat":33.51209990000000260579327004961669445037841796875,"lng":-90.1711579999999912615749053657054901123046875,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ42j4xcNtKoYRFzHgD3HQglA","name":"616 Ave I","street_number":"616","street_name":"Avenue I","street_name_short":"Ave I","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Greenwood's Second SNCC Office\u00a0","description":"<div>SNCC workers set up their second office in a building that stood on this site. By 1963, local participation in civil rights activities was growing, and the SNCC worked with affiliated organizations to promote voter registration and literacy efforts. On the night of March 24, 1963, a fire destroyed much of the records and equipment in this office.<\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"Ave G & E McLaurin St, Greenwood, MS 38930, USA","lat":33.513358199999998987550497986376285552978515625,"lng":-90.1732173999999986335751600563526153564453125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"Ei9BdmUgRyAmIEUgTWNMYXVyaW4gU3QsIEdyZWVud29vZCwgTVMgMzg5MzAsIFVTQSJmImQKFAoSCe9KK3rEbSqGESmzUDHXlX9QEhQKEgnvSit6xG0qhhEps1Ax15V_UBoUChIJX6wnfMRtKoYR12I0sFwJxicaFAoSCdmMBFzCbSqGEbDe5Xg7mxQNIgoNjrv5ExWyqEDK","name":"Avenue G & East McLaurin Street","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Greenwood's Third SNCC Office\u00a0","description":"<div>\n<p>From 1964 to 1968, the two-story building on this lot served as SNCC\u2019s national headquarters. On the same block, directly across from Broad Street Park, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, NAACP and Congress of Racial Equality also had offices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"708 Avenue N, Greenwood, Mississippi, USA","lat":33.51116299999998915382093400694429874420166015625,"lng":-90.16536089999999603605829179286956787109375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJNWJBfeltKoYRhU_UVz4I0Zw","name":"708 Avenue N","street_number":"708","street_name":"Avenue North","street_name_short":"Avenue N","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Union Grove M.B. Church","description":"<div>\n<p>Union Grove was the first Baptist church in Greenwood to open its doors to civil rights activities when it participated in the 1963 Primary Election Freedom Vote. Comedian and activist Dick Gregory spoke here as part of his campaign to provide food and clothing to those left in need after county supervisors cut off federal commodities distribution.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"615 Saint Charles Street, Greenwood, MS, USA","lat":33.51285080000000249356162385083734989166259765625,"lng":-90.1679444999999901710907579399645328521728515625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"Eis2MTUgU3QgQ2hhcmxlcyBTdCwgR3JlZW53b29kLCBNUyAzODkzMCwgVVNBIlESTwo0CjIJE_My3OltKoYRthsMBcc-pR4aHgsQ7sHuoQEaFAoSCQlR5rOcbiqGEQJPrDWGse44DBDnBCoUChIJbcwZ3eltKoYRotDBlHOv3jo","name":"615 St Charles St","street_number":"615","street_name":"Saint Charles Street","street_name_short":"St Charles St","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"St. Francis Center","description":"<p>This church building served as a hospital for blacks and a food distribution center in the years before the civil rights movement. The <em>Center Light\u00a0<\/em>newspaper was published here over a fifteen-year period. Father Nathaniel Machesky, along with CMC minister William Wallace and AME pastor M.J. Black, coordinated a 1967 business boycott from this site.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"709 Avenue I, Greenwood, MS, USA","lat":33.51123989999999963629306876100599765777587890625,"lng":-90.17020850000000109503162093460559844970703125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJYcuYKcJtKoYRaCK5PDp-2J8","name":"709 Ave I","street_number":"709","street_name":"Avenue I","street_name_short":"Ave I","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"First Christian Church","description":"<p>In this church building (now East Percy Street Christian Church<em>), <\/em>Rev. Aaron Johnson allowed SNCC organizers to hold a meeting in his sanctuary after the Elks Lodge refused to host any more gatherings. Local black residents packed the room for preaching, testimonies and singing.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"100 East Percy Street, Greenwood, MS, USA","lat":33.5104299999999994952304405160248279571533203125,"lng":-90.174295999999998230123310349881649017333984375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJs_R3mcZtKoYRagj6voTaW8o","name":"100 E Percy St","street_number":"100","street_name":"East Percy Street","street_name_short":"E Percy St","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Elks Hart Lodge","description":"<p>Cleveland Jordan, a Greenwood farmer who had challenged the voter registration laws as early as 1951, used his influence in the black Elks Lodge to make it available for Sam Block\u2019s SNCC meetings in 1962. This arrangement ended after just two events when lodge members bowed to pressure from the Citizens Council and closed their doors to SNCC.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"106 East Scott Street, Greenwood, MS, USA","lat":33.511738100000002305023372173309326171875,"lng":-90.174191299999989723801263608038425445556640625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJV3DPIsRtKoYRY1DIRH7Zp48","name":"106 E Scott St","street_number":"106","street_name":"East Scott Street","street_name_short":"E Scott St","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Jennings Temple Methodist Church","description":"<p>This church served as a polling place for the 1963 Primary Election Freedom Vote, the first time many local blacks had enjoyed the opportunity to cast a ballot. In 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Jennings Temple, just a few weeks before heading to Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers. He would be assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"1003 Sycamore Ave, Greenwood, MS 38930, USA","lat":33.50207406074588334377040155231952667236328125,"lng":-90.193165809241094166281982325017452239990234375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJaYj3YUlsKoYRopvFpJncUpA","street_number":"1003","street_name":"Sycamore Avenue","street_name_short":"Sycamore Ave","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Friendship M.B. Church","description":"<p>After its offices burned in March 1963, the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) headquarters was moved to Friendship Baptist Church, whose congregation and minister had reluctantly joined the civil rights movement. When the church stepped up its participation, 31 ministers signed a pledge endorsing the growing efforts in Greenwood.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"Avenue East & Noel Street, Greenwood, Mississippi, USA","lat":33.51263850000000132922650664113461971282958984375,"lng":-90.176998999999995021426002494990825653076171875,"zoom":14,"place_id":"EixBdmVudWUgRSAmIE5vZWwgU3QsIEdyZWVud29vZCwgTVMgMzg5MzAsIFVTQSJmImQKFAoSCT8JgZLFbSqGEUDy78gzApjCEhQKEgk_CYGSxW0qhhFA8u_IMwKYwhoUChIJOaIo48VtKoYRvGe-uQ2hJCMaFAoSCVGUy7_FbSqGEfE6WO1i574NIgoNcZ_5ExX6FEDK","name":"Avenue East & Noel Street","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Reno Cafe","description":"<p>SNCC workers operated on a shoestring budget and were largely dependent on the kindness of friends and business owners to keep food on their tables and roofs over their heads. The Reno Cafe\u2019s proprietors were known by movement organizers to be generous and quietly supportive of the activities going on in their neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"310 West McLaurin Street, Greenwood, MS, USA","lat":33.5134618000000017445927369408309459686279296875,"lng":-90.177649500000001125954440794885158538818359375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ9Szqfc9tKoYR0vjVGVS6tlc","name":"310 W McLaurin St","street_number":"310","street_name":"West McLaurin Street","street_name_short":"W McLaurin St","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Turner Chapel AME Church","description":"<p>This African Methodist Episcopal Church served as a gathering place during the 1963 Primary Election Freedom Vote. Many blacks voted for the first time, although their ballots were rejected by the Leflore County Democratic Party. A few months later, during the November general election, thousands of blacks across Mississippi turned out to vote.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"717 Walthall Street, Greenwood, MS, USA","lat":33.51536899999999974397724145092070102691650390625,"lng":-90.1783511999999944919181871227920055389404296875,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJ150v689tKoYR6BZskJSo0mE","name":"717 Walthall St","street_number":"717","street_name":"Walthall Street","street_name_short":"Walthall St","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Wesley United Methodist Church","description":"<p>Wesley United Methodist distributed donated food and clothing through SNCC and COFO efforts during the winter of 1962-1963. From this location, SNCC Executive Secretary James Forman led a large group of protesters toward City Hall, where they were met by city officials and police, including one off-duty officer with a leashed German Shepherd.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"13 Cypress Ave, Greenwood, MS 38930, USA","lat":33.50490938939136498220250359736382961273193359375,"lng":-90.1996344716678635222706361673772335052490234375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJhYbylzhsKoYRCGbSjzjUQBI","street_number":"13","street_name":"Cypress Avenue","street_name_short":"Cypress Ave","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Booker\u2019s Place","description":"<p>Booker Wright owned a small restaurant and worked as a waiter at Lusco\u2019s, a segregated restaurant for whites only. Wright lost his waiter\u2019s job as a result of heartfelt remarks made about his daily struggles with racism during a 1965 interview for an NBC News documentary, <em>Mississippi: A Self Portrait<\/em>.<\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"211 Walthall Street, Greenwood, MS, USA","lat":33.520665100000002212254912592470645904541015625,"lng":-90.1800391000000018948412616737186908721923828125,"zoom":14,"place_id":"EikyMTEgV2FsdGhhbGwgU3QsIEdyZWVud29vZCwgTVMgMzg5MzAsIFVTQSJREk8KNAoyCf2sDRzRbSqGEdRIZmsQe7zyGh4LEO7B7qEBGhQKEgkJUeaznG4qhhECT6w1hrHuOAwQ0wEqFAoSCY_lC1TQbSqGEatVgoDAOsVJ","name":"211 Walthall St","street_number":"211","street_name":"Walthall Street","street_name_short":"Walthall St","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Greenwood City Hall","description":"<p>Greenwood&#8217;s 1930 Art Deco administration building housed the police department in the 1960s, leading to several notable confrontations as marchers were arrested and jailed. 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Newsmen and photographers from around the world set up on the corner of Fulton St. and Market St. to record the clashes between Greenwood\u2019s authorities and the growing numbers of aspiring voters.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"306 West Market Street, Greenwood, MS, USA","lat":33.5207817000000005691617843694984912872314453125,"lng":-90.1845484999999911224222159944474697113037109375,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJOXL9oNNtKoYRszUTPdeeZL0","name":"306 W Market St","street_number":"306","street_name":"West Market Street","street_name_short":"W Market St","city":"Greenwood","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38930","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"F.W. Woolworth","description":"<p>During the 1960s, F.W. Woolworth operated a segregated lunch counter at this location (now Reed\u2019s GumTree Bookstore). The site was the scene of peaceful sit-ins to protest the policy. 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After desegregation, Carver became the school for all ninth-grade students in Tupelo, both black and white. Today, Carver serves an elementary school and continues to educate children in the Tupelo community.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","website":"","location":{"address":"910 N Green St, Tupelo, MS, USA","lat":34.27238849999999814599505043588578701019287109375,"lng":-88.706118599999996376936906017363071441650390625,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJQ8umiYNOh4gRqESG2yR2Bck","name":"910 N Green St","street_number":"910","street_name":"North Green Street","street_name_short":"N Green St","city":"Tupelo","state":"Mississippi","state_short":"MS","post_code":"38804","country":"United States","country_short":"US"}},{"title":"Robins Field","description":"<div>\n<p>Before the desegregation of public schools, the state champion all-black Carver High School team would play here on Saturday nights, while the white Tupelo High School team played on Friday. 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