The Civil Rights Church
N 31° 18.819 W 089° 17.501
16R E 281914 N 3466630
Historical Marker located in Hattiesburg, MS.
Waymark Code: WMV3V9
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2017
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On this site stood the old Mount Zion Baptist Church, demolished in 1993. Known locally as the "The Civil Rights Church," the church hosted a "Freedom School" in 1964 and many mass meetings during the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. spoke here on March 19, 1968. two weeks prior to his assassination in Memphis.
Date Installed:: 1998
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Organization that placed the object:: Not listed
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