Near Benton in Yazoo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Civil Rights March

Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023

1. Civil Rights March Marker

Inscription. In June 1966 a march for voting rights, en route from Yazoo City to Jackson, camped here while passing through Benton. The marchers, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were provided food and water by members of the Oak Grove A.M.E. Church and by members of the Woods family, who owned property next to the church.

Erected 2008 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1966.

Location. 32° 48.707′ N, 90° 14.326′ W. Marker is near Benton, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. It is on State Highway 16 1.1 miles east of State Highway 433, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located in front of the Oak Grove AME Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8866 MS-16, Benton MS 39039, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Benton (approx. 1.7 miles away); Gatemouth Moore (approx. 9.4 miles away); Redoubt McKee (approx. 9.9 miles away); St. Francis Mission School (approx. 10 miles away); Town Creek

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(approx. 10.1 miles away); Mississippi Chemical Corporation (approx. 10.2 miles away); Yazoo Expedition (approx. 10.3 miles away); Bethel A.M.E. Church (approx. 10.4 miles away).

The Civil Rights March Marker in front of the Oak Grove AME Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023

2. The Civil Rights March Marker in front of the Oak Grove AME Church

The Oak Grove AME Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 14, 2023

3. The Oak Grove AME Church

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 14, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.