Indianola in Sunflower County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Irene Magruder
By Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
1. Irene Magruder Marker
At this site was the home of Irene Magruder (1898-1973), who was the first African American in Indianola to open her home to Civil Rights workers during Freedom Summer of 1964. Her efforts greatly influenced the Civil Rights movement in Indianola. The home was firebombed and destroyed on May 1, 1965.
Erected 2004 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program marker series.
Location. 33° 26.811′ N, 90° 39.093′ W. Marker is in Indianola, Mississippi, in Sunflower County. Marker is at the intersection of Front Street Extension and Byas Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street Extension. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 Byas Street, Indianola MS 38751, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Church Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Club Ebony (approx. 0.2 miles away); Riley B. King (approx. 0.3 miles away); Giles Penny Savers Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); Albert King (approx.
By Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
2. Location of Irene Magruder's home.
Also see . . . "Civil Rights Movement Veterans" Irene Magruder. (Submitted on September 20, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Categories. • African Americans • Civil Rights •
By Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014
3. Irene Magruder Marker area
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 20, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 26 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.
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