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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GUO_charles-edward-wright_Greenwood-MS.html
To Commemorate the Enterprise and Initiative
of
Charles Edward Wright
Who in May 1895, 901 feet east of this spot
sank the first overflowing well in the
Mississippi Delta and gave to its people the
blessing of artesian water, this fountain
is e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GU9_black-power-speech_Greenwood-MS.html
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On June 16, 1966, SNCC chairman Stokely Carmichael, released from jail after defying City of Greenwood orders by putting up tents to house participants of the James Meredith "March Against Fear," made his famous "Black Power…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GU5_bryants-grocery_Greenwood-MS.html
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Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till came to this site to buy candy in August 1955. White shopkeeper Carolyn Bryant accused the black youth of flirting with her, and shortly thereafter, Till was abducted by Bryant's husband and his half brother. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GSN_leflore-county-confederate-memorial_Greenwood-MS.html
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CSA
1861-1865
Leflore County's tribute
to her sons and daughters
of the Southern Confederacy.
Erected under the auspices
of the Varnia Jefferson Davis
Chapter United Daughters
of the Confederacy.
Oct. 9, 1913.
Left
Steamer Star
of the West…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GS7_confederate-memorial-plot_Greenwood-MS.html
To the men of LeFlore County and the Southland who answered the call to defend their homes, states, and Southland from invading armies from the North. The actual burial sites of some are known but to God. But all known veterans buried within this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GS2_fort-pemberton-park_Greenwood-MS.html
In the 1863 Campaign against Vicksburg, General Grant tried several approaches, one being to send troops on transports down the Tallahatchie and Yazoo Rivers. He cut the Mississippi River levee in February which flooded the several bayous between…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOU_guitar-slim_Greenwood-MS.html
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Eddie Lee "Guitar Slim" Jones brought new levels of energy and intensity to electric guitar playing with his raw, incendiary approach in the 1950s. An impassioned singer and a flamboyant showman, Jones was best known for his clas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOS_hubert-sumlin_Greenwood-MS.html
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Hubert Sumlin sizzling guitar playing energized many of the classic Chicago blues records of Howlin? Wolf in the 1950s and ?60s. His reputation in blues and rock circles propelled him to a celebrated career on his own after Wolf death in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOM_robert-johnson_Greenwood-MS.html
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A seminal figure in the history of the Delta blues, Robert Johnson (1911-1938) synthesized the music of Delta blues pioneers such as Son House with outside traditions. He in turn influenced artists such as Muddy Waters and Elmore James. Jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOJ_wgrm-radio-studio_Greenwood-MS.html
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Before the 1950s, relatively few African American voices were heard on the radio in the South. A major exception was live broadcasts of performances by gospel groups. During the 1940s this building housed station WGRM, which featured gospe…