Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Frank Crump, Jr.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017

1. Frank Crump, Jr. Marker

Inscription. Navy veteran and Alcorn College graduate Frank Crump, Jr. taught at Rosa A. Temple High School (1960-1970) and was Vo-Tech Dean at Utica Junior College. During Freedom Summer in 1964, he registered African American voters and was a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party delegate. An outspoken activist, Crump participated in the 1972 Vicksburg boycott to demand equal rights from city officials and downtown merchants. In 2013, he was honored by Congress for his dedication to social justice and education.

Erected 2017 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.

Location. 32° 20.827′ N, 90° 52.966′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street (Business U.S. 61) and Veto Street, on the right when traveling south on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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700 Veto Street, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 New Spain,

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: Willie Dixon (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tri-State Motor Coach Station (about 500 feet away); Sky Parlor Hill (about 700 feet away); Missing Angels (about 700 feet away); U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Headquarters (about 800 feet away); 1953 Tornado Memorial (about 800 feet away); Mercantile Explosion (about 800 feet away); Church of the Holy Trinity (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

More about this marker.

View of marker looking north on Washington Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017

2. View of marker looking north on Washington Street.

Although the marker indicates a date of 2016, the marker was actually erected in 2017.

Also see . . . Crump foundation biography on Frank Crump. (Submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View looking south on Washington Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017

3. View looking south on Washington Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 639 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.