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

By Cosmos Mariner, July 19, 2023

Endesha Ida Mae Holland Marker

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1 ► Mississippi, Leflore County, Greenwood — Endesha Ida Mae Holland — Mississippi Writers Trail —

Holland was born August 29, 1944, in Greenwood. Named Ida Mae after her mother, she later gave herself the name “Endesha,” a Swahili word meaning “to steer,” an ideal description for the driven social activist, educator and prize-winning . . . — — Map (db m229045) HM

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2 ► Oklahoma, Le Flore County, Cameron — Chief Mosholatubbee — --Amosholi-t-vbi —

"Warrior who perseveres" Born 1770 "Chief Moshulatubbee of Northern District, Choctaw Nation in Mississippi, received his name as a young warrior. He was dignified in bearing, of fine physique, steady and thoughtful in disposition. As Chief he . . . — — Map (db m190228) HM

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3 ► Mississippi, Leflore County, Greenwood — Emmett Till —

The Emmett Till Memorial Statue is the only statue in the world that pays homage to the slain Chicago teenager. His murder inspired the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. In the summer of 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till left Chicago, IL for . . . — — Map (db m229063) HM

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4 ► Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins, Warner Robins AFB — Yanky 72 Memorial — Aircraft Collection — Museum of Aviation —

This memorial is dedicated in loving memory and recognition of the 16 souls who died when their U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T was lost in Leflore County, Mississippi, on July 10, 2017. The Marines and Sailor were from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport . . . — — Map (db m250370) HM WM

5 ► Mississippi, Leflore County, Itta Bena — 33 — Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church — Mississippi Freedom Trail —

During the early to mid-1960s, Hopewell MB Church under the leadership of Rev. G.W. Hollins was the location for civil rights meetings organized by local SNCC voting rights activist William H. "Bud" McGee. On June 18, 1963, a meeting here . . . — — Map (db m235165) HM

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6 ► Mississippi, Leflore County, Greenwood — 150 — Furry Lewis — Mississippi Blues Trail —

Front Greenwood native Walter “Furry” Lewis (c. 1899-1981) was a favorite figure on the Memphis blues revival scene of the 1960s and '70s, decades after he made his historic first recordings in the 1920s. Lewis, who had worked as a . . . — — Map (db m77196) HM

7 ► Mississippi, Yazoo County, Yazoo City — 148 — Tommy McClennan — Mississippi Blues Trail —

Tommy McClennan (c. 1905-1961) was one of America's most successful down-home blues recording artists during the period when he recorded 20 singles for the Bluebird label (1939-1942). Among McClennan's most notable numbers were "Bottle It Up and . . . — — Map (db m77258) HM

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