1937-1967
Wharlest Jackson was a Natchez Civil Rights activist who lost his struggle for racial equality on February 27, 1967. The explosion of a bomb implanted under his truck took his life. Members of the Ku Klux Klan targeted Jackson, because he was treasurer of the Natchez Chapter of the NAACP and had received a promotion at Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company that would have otherwise gone to a white employee.| HM Number | HM1ZIT |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, July 8th, 2017 at 6:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 653038 N 3493328 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 31.56481667, -91.38745000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 31° 33.889', W 91° 23.247' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 31° 33' 53.34" N, 91° 23' 14.82" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 601, 769 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 13 Minor St, Natchez MS 39120, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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