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

Quitman County Courthouse

200 Chestnut Street

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 31, 2024

1. Quitman County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. In response to the arrest of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) organizer Willie Bolden, students and teachers marched to the Quitman County Courthouse, where the protest was met with violence by state troopers wearing riot gear. Several of the protesters, including teacher Lydia McKinnon and student Helen Carthan, were injured as a result of the confrontation, which took place on the courthouse lawn. (Marker Number 10.)

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

Location. 34° 15.492′ N, 90° 16.22′ W. Marker is in Marks, Mississippi, in Quitman County. It is on Pecan Street east of Locust Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in front of the courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 330 Pecan 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,

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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: Downtown Marks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eudora A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Silent Grove Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); SCLC Office (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cotton Street Neighborhood (approx. ¾ mile away); Marks Mule Train and Poor Peoples Campaign (approx. one mile away); Madison S. Palmer High School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sunnyland Slim (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marks.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 31, 2024

2. Quitman County Courthouse Marker

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 172 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.