Marks in Quitman County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Downtown Marks

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 31, 2024

1. Downtown Marks Marker

Inscription. Following the arrest of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) organizer Willie Bolden and six others, students and teachers left Quitman County High School and marched through downtown Marks on their way to the Quitman County Jail, where they demanded the release of Bolden. The next day, similar marches took place through downtown Marks as people protested the arrest of Bolden and the others. (Marker Number 9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights.

Location. 34° 15.397′ N, 90° 16.353′ W. Marker is in Marks, Mississippi, in Quitman County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and Cherry Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 E Main St, Marks MS 38646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quitman County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eudora A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Silent Grove Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); SCLC Office (approx. half a mile away); Cotton Street Neighborhood (approx. 0.6 miles away); Marks Mule Train and Poor Peoples Campaign

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Madison S. Palmer High School (approx. one mile away); Sunnyland Slim (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marks.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 31, 2024

2. Downtown Marks Marker

Looking west on Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.