Read the summary with each number for a brief history of the landmark. Their names all live on, as indelibly emblazoned on these markers as they are on the hearts of so many around the country and around the world. Each number on the map is associated with a stop along the Freedom Trail.
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George Lee of Belzoni was killed after speaking at a 1955 voter registration rally, and about a Jackson synagogue that was bombed in 1967 after Rabbi Perry Nussbaum spoke out in support of racial justice. Start by downloading the Action Tour Guide app that will function as your personal guide, audio tour, and map all in one. See the famous places like Boston Common Visitor Center, Park Street Church, Boston State House, and more with the magic of an audio guide. See activist Medgar Evers’ historic Jackson home-now a national monument-where he was assassinated in 1963. Experience the beauty of the Freedom Trail of Boston on a self-guided walking tour. Other markers remember those who paid the ultimate price for their efforts to unify the country.
Markers are also found at a Biloxi beach where a peaceful wade-in was met with violence in 1960, on the grounds of the State Capitol where James Meredith’s “March Against Fear” concluded in 1966, and outside William Chapel in Ruleville where early civil rights activists gathered for meetings. The Greyhound Bus Station in Jackson where the riders disembarked is now part of the trail.
Many of the heroes of this important chapter in American history are represented by markers on the Mississippi Freedom Trail, launched in 2011 in conjunction with the 50th-anniversary reunion of the Freedom Riders.
Sparked by the murder of teenager Emmett Till in the Delta town of Money, the Civil Rights Movement was born as brave Mississippians stood up for their rights to sit wherever they would like on a bus, eat at a lunch counter without question and check out books at their local public libraries. This trail is great for hiking and walking, and it's unlikely you'll encounter many other people while exploring. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 53 min to complete. More than six decades ago, a crusade was born along Mississippi’s backroads. Check out this 2.8-mile loop trail near Wappingers Falls, New York.
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