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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM268G_medgar-evers-home_Jackson-MS.html
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Medgar and Myrlie Evers moved into this
home with their children - Darrell and Reena -
in 1955 after Medgar became Mississippi's first
NAACP Field Secretary. Son Van was born in
1960. Evers was an outspoken activist for
voter regi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2652_c-m-and-i-college_Jackson-MS.html
Est. 1897 as Christ's Holiness School; moved to this site in 1907. Chartered as Christ Missionary & Industrial College in 1908. Teaches religious, academic, and vocational curriculum for grades 1-12+.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P0Z_malaco-records_Jackson-MS.html
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Malaco Records, one of America's foremost labels in the fields of southern soul, blues, and gospel, was founded at this site in 1967. Malaco's studio was the first state-of-the-art recording facility in Mississippi. The label attained nat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P0Y_queen-of-hearts_Jackson-MS.html
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The Queen of Hearts, a primary venue for down-home blues in Jackson, opened at this location in the 1970s. During the following decades, owner-operator Chellie B. Lewis presented the blues bands of King Edward, Sam Myers, Big Bad Smitty, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DA6_cassandra-wilson_Jackson-MS.html
~Front~Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, a native of Jackson, is known for her broad explorations of various forms of music, including the blues. Her recordings include versions of songs by Delta blues artists Robert Johnson, So…