Civil Rights Act The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the catalyst for the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The march, coupled with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech, were pivotal . . . — — Map (db m286372) HM
The National Guard patrolled St. Catherine Street on September 3, not long after the August 27 bombing that nearly killed NAACP President George Metcalfe. The crowd stands in front of the Dr. John Banks House (above), then headquarters of the . . . — — Map (db m286373) HM
Civil Rights Heroines Jessie Bernard Williams 1943-2018 1965 NAACP secretary and leader in the movement; a member of Democratic National Committee of Women; and educator in Natchez public schools. Mary Lee Davis Toles . . . — — Map (db m286374) HM
Beulah Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1896 and built its existing church building in 1912. The church played a leading role in the Natchez Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of the Rev. Walter Logan, who served as pastor from . . . — — Map (db m286375) HM
