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

Silent Grove Baptist Church

571 1st Street

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 31, 2024

1. Silent Grove Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to a group of people at Silent Grove Baptist Church in March of 1968 to rally local support for the Poor People's Campaign. The original church building where Dr. King spoke was destroyed by fire and was rebuilt on the same site in the 1990s. (Marker Number 1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Martin Luther King, Jr. series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1968.

Location. 34° 15.212′ N, 90° 16.415′ W. Marker is in Marks, Mississippi, in Quitman County. It is on 1st Street north of Catching Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 569 1st 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

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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: Eudora A.M.E. Zion Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Downtown Marks (approx. ¼ mile away); SCLC Office (approx. ¼ mile away); Cotton Street Neighborhood (approx. 0.4 miles away); Quitman County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Marks Mule Train and Poor Peoples Campaign (approx. 0.7 miles away); Madison S. Palmer High School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sunnyland Slim (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marks.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 31, 2024

2. Silent Grove Baptist Church 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 249 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.