Meadville in Franklin County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Henry Dee and Charles Moore
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, February 27, 2022
1. Henry Dee and Charles Moore Marker
In May 1964, Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore, two African American teenagers, became the first victims of Freedom Summer when they were kidnapped by members of the KKK. Taken into the Homochitto National Forest and tortured, they were driven to Parker's Landing, Louisiana, weighed down, and thrown into an old section of the Mississippi River alive. In 2007, one of the Klansmen testified against James Ford Seale in exchange for immunity. U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton successfully prosecuted Seale, who was sentenced to three life sentences.
Erected 2020 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Civil Rights. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1964.
Location. 31° 28.252′ N, 90° 53.95′ W. Marker is in Meadville, Mississippi, in Franklin County. Marker is on Main Street (State Highway 184) east of Oldenburg Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meadville MS 39653, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, February 27, 2022
2. Henry Dee and Charles Moore Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
