Indianola in Sunflower County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Freedom School Bombing
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
1. Freedom School Bombing Marker
A building at this site serving as a Freedom School and headquarters for Civil Rights workers was firebombed and destroyed on March 5, 1965. The building, originally a Baptist school, had been donated to the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) by the Sunflower County Baptist Association in 1964.
Erected 2004 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
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 Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1983.
Location. 33° 26.529′ N, 90° 38.807′ W. Marker is in Indianola, Mississippi, in Sunflower County. It is on Jefferson Street 0.1 miles east of Hanna Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 621 Jefferson Street, Indianola MS 38751, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Mississippi Delta. 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 walking distance of this marker: Giles Penny Savers Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Club Ebony (approx. 0.4 miles away); Irene Magruder (approx. 0.4 miles away); Church Street (approx. half a mile away); Riley B. King
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Also see . . . On the Road to Freedom Violence in Indianola. (Submitted on September 20, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
2. Freedom School Bombing Site
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
3. Freedom School Bombing Marker area
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,223 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
