Winona in Montgomery County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Winona Jail Site
Erected 2022 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1963.
Location. 33° 29.121′ N, 89° 43.768′ W. Marker is in Winona, Mississippi, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Sterling Avenue and Oak Drive, on the right when traveling south on Sterling Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 218 Sterling Ave, Winona MS 38967, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Montgomery County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); The "Final Spike" (approx. ¼ mile away); Immanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Roebuck "Pops" Staples (approx. half a mile away); Winona Confederate Monument (approx. ¾ mile away); Ensign William Devotie Billingsley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Applewhite Cemetery (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winona.
Also see . . .
1. Beatings in Winona jail. This multimedia report includes audio interviews with Hamer, who lost sight in one eye and suffered permanent kidney damage, and other activists who also were beaten. (SNCC Digital Gateway) (Submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Fannie Lou Hamer. A forced sterilization was one of the moments that set Hamer on the path to the forefront of the Mississippi Civil Rights movement, but the incident that brought her into a leadership role came a year later. (PBS, American Experience) (Submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.