Elks Hart Lodge No. 640 - Greenwood
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Truly Jones
N 33° 30.710 W 090° 10.456
15S E 762475 N 3711606
Part of the MS Blues Trail
Waymark Code: WM6YWM
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2009
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Elks Hart Ledge No. 640 - Greenwood
During the 1940s, '50s and '60s, the Elks Hart Ledge No. 640 was one of the most important venues for rhythm and blues in the Delta. Particularly during the segregation era, fraternal organizationa such as the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (the "black Elks") were central to African American political, cultural, and social life, and played an important role in the Civil Rights movement.
Date Installed:: 2005/01/01
Organization that placed the object:: MS Blues Commission
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