Entries Containing All of the Phrases «humphreys county» AND «mississippi»

By Mark Hilton, October 5, 2019

Elmore James Marker (reverse)

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1 ► Mississippi, Holmes County, Lexington — 167 — Elmore James — Mississippi Blues Trail —

On Newport Road (County Road 415) 3.9 miles west of State Route 17, on the left when traveling west.

[Front] The cemetery of the Newport Missionary Baptist Church is the final resting place of Elmore James (1918-1963), often described as the "king of the slide guitar." James' electric style built on the approach of Robert Johnson and later . . . — — Map (db m140748) HM

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2 ► Mississippi, Humphreys County, Belzoni — 11 — The Reverend George Lee — Mississippi Freedom Trail —

On Church Street at First Street (Mississippi Highway 7), on the left when traveling north on Church Street.

The Reverend George Lee (1903-1955), a pioneer in the early Mississippi civil rights movement, was a vice president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership, a co-founder of the Belzoni NAACP branch, and a powerful public speaker. In the . . . — — Map (db m77408) HM

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