Woolworth’s Sit-in“Woolworth’s variety store was the scene of a pivotal event in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement on May 28, 1963. When three black Tougaloo College students sat down at...
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This plaque is located in front of Mother Liberty CME Church. It reads: MOTHER LIBERTY CME CHURCHOn December 15, 1870, in Jackson, the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church was organized by...
This is the house where John Luther Jones was living, at the time of his death at the throttle of hi engine, "Old 382," at Vaughn, Miss., April 30, 1900. A folk song has immortalized his name. ...
This plaque is located next to the front door of the DCA/DCPR Building in downtown. The building is the former Griffin Funeral Home, and it is now a mixed-use property (commercial and...