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A store located at this site was owned and operated until 1988 by Oscar and Alice Giles, who were active in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the local Civil Rights movement. The store was firebombed on May 1, 1965, and heavily damaged. With the help of neighbors, however, the flames were extinguished.
Details
| HM Number | HM1GRP |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2004 |
| Placed By | The Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 10:38am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 718412 N 3702853 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.44286667, -90.65038333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 26.572', W 90° 39.023' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 26' 34.32" N, 90° 39' 1.38" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 662 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 400-498 Coates St, Indianola MS 38751, US |
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