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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HZ_rose-hill-cemetery_Meridian-MS.html
A burial mound at Rose Hill Cemetery contains the remains of more than 100 Confederate soldiers. Nebraska Carter Read also rests here alongside her husband, Lieutenant Charles W. Read, the "John Paul Jones of the Confederate Navy."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HY_whitfield-big-central-high-school_Meridian-MS.html
In 1885, construction of Whitfield "Big Central" High School uncovered remains of soldiers who died at a Confederate hospital located here. The soldiers' remains were transferred to a burial mound in Rose Hill Cemetery.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HX_the-impact-of-churches_Meridian-MS.html
Churches were the heart and soul of the Civil Rights movement. New Hope Missionary Baptist, founded in 1868, was Meridian's first black Baptist church. St. Paul United Methodist, founded in 1866, donated land for the Carnegie Branch Library, the o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HW_wechsler-school_Meridian-MS.html
Built in 1894, Wechsler School was Mississippi's first brick public school building for black children to be constructed with public funds. It was named in honor of Rabbi Judah Weschler, who led the effort to provide public education for black chi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HS_freedom-school_Meridian-MS.html
In the summer of 1964, dozens of Freedom Schools opened across Mississippi. The largest was located at Meridian Baptist Seminary. It provided additional education opportunities to the African-American community and hosted the statewide Freedom Sch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HR_council-of-organizations_Meridian-MS.html
The Council of Organizations is a nonprofit association that promotes social, cultural and educational interests of the African-American community. The building was formerly an IGA grocery that was picketed during the Civil Rights movement.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HQ_old-mt-olive-missionary-baptist-church_Meridian-MS.html
Folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger was performing for a large crowd of Freedom Summer volunteers when he received word that the bodies of Civil Rights workers James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman had been found. The crowd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HP_first-union-missionary-baptist-church_Meridian-MS.html
Founded in 1891, First Union Missionary Baptist Church served as a meeting place for numerous Civil Rights activities. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke here during the Freedom Summer of 1964. Weeks later, First Union was the site of activist Jam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HM_newell-chapel-cme_Meridian-MS.html
Newell Chapel CME Church was involved in Civil Rights meetings and voter registration projects. It was one of three original locations of the Head Start program. The church parsonage was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1968.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23HL_st-joseph-catholic-church_Meridian-MS.html
St. Joseph Catholic Church operated a coeducational school that served young black students from 1910 to 1970. The school also offered adult education classes. Former students include James Chaney and Polly Heidelberg.