Tupelo in Lee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church
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A Strong Voice in the Civil Rights Struggle in Tupelo
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017
1. Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Established approximately during the 1850s, Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church is the oldest African-American Church in Tupelo, The original sanctuary, still standing today, was completed in 1921 and is one of the oldest surviving church buildings in Tupelo, having survived the devastating tornado of 1936. As Journalist Terry Marsh wrote in 2008, The Black Church, established because of the necessity to create a place of worship separate from whites, became significant as an organized body where opposition concerning the treatment of its congregations could be voiced, It progressed from a place of spiritual healing, to one of social and political awareness, creating a litany of protests advocating rights afforded by the U.S, Constitution." Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church has been that place of worship for many years and has also been an advocate for the rights of both its congregation and the African-American community.
During the Civil Rights era, under the leadership of the Reverend E. Page, Spring
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Erected 2013 by the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.
Location. 34° 16.084′ N, 88° 42.454′ W. Marker is in Tupelo, Mississippi, in Lee County. It is on North Green Street south of North Spring Street,
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017
2. A Strong Voice in the Civil Rights Struggle in Tupelo Marker
Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mayhorn Grocery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Green Street Business District / Social Hub (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carver School / Desegregation of Schools Across the South (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robins Field / High School Football During Segregation (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Dixie Belle Theater / The March of Discontent (approx. half a mile away); First Presbyterian Church (USA)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017
3. Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Springhill Missionary Baptist Church is the oldest black church in Tupelo. It was established in the 1850s, and its original sanctuary, built in 1921, still stands. The new sanctuary is to the right.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017
4. Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church bell.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then and 257 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
