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

Cotton Street Neighborhood

Cotton Street and Sims Street

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 31, 2024

1. Cotton Street Neighborhood Marker

Inscription. During one of his visits to Marks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited families who lived on Cotton Street and Sims Street. Dr. King was overcome with emotion and wept after seeing the poor conditions in which the families lived. Many believe that Dr. King's experience while visiting the Cotton Street Neighborhood is what inspired him to take up the fight against poverty and economic injustice. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Martin Luther King, Jr. series list.

Location. 34° 14.931′ N, 90° 16.598′ W. Marker is in Marks, Mississippi, in Quitman County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Cotton Street, on the right when traveling south on 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 907 3rd 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.

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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: SCLC Office (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marks Mule Train and Poor Peoples Campaign (approx. 0.3 miles away); Silent Grove Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Eudora A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Madison S. Palmer High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Downtown Marks (approx. 0.6 miles away); Quitman County Courthouse (approx. ¾ mile away); Sunnyland Slim (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marks.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, July 31, 2024

2. Cotton Street Neighborhood 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 212 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.