Batesville in Panola County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. King Visits Batesville

Photographed by Phillip Knecht, July 10, 2015

1. Dr. King Visits Batesville Marker

Inscription. On Tuesday, March 19, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a number of his aides came to Batesville to enlist participants in a planned Washington camp-in. While in Batesville, Dr. King spoke at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church to explain how the march on Washington was designed to bring awareness to the working and living conditions of underprivileged Americans and demand that the federal government seek to improve those conditions. Dr. King was assassinated two weeks later in Memphis, Tennessee.

Erected 2013 by 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 Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 19, 1809.

Location. 34° 19.426′ N, 89° 57.571′ W. Marker is in Batesville, Mississippi, in Panola County. It is at the intersection of Hoskins Road and Panola Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Hoskins Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Batesville MS 38606, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Stephens Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Batesville (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); Bates House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Batesville Magnolia Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Batesville Mounds (approx. 2½ miles away); Discovery (approx. 2.7 miles away); The History (approx. 2.7 miles away); Archeology (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Batesville.

Photographed by Phillip Knecht, July 10, 2015

2. Dr. King Visits Batesville Marker

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Phillip Knecht, July 10, 2015

3. Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2015, by Phillip Knecht of Holly Springs, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,433 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2015, by Phillip Knecht of Holly Springs, Mississippi. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.