This is partly why people like Tim Lampkin think civil rights tourism on the scale of the blues trail in the Mississippi Delta may be premature. "I don't know fully if we're ready because the ...

Mississippi is home to many sites on the national Civil Rights Trail. The state is steeped in culture, like the delta region's rich history as the birthplace of the blues. If you're looking for ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – A new Mississippi Freedom Trail marker, which commemorates civil rights leader Victoria Jackson ...

The Mississippi Humanities Council and VisitMississippi have been busy this month installing five new Freedom Trail markers to celebrate the contributions of the state's civil rights activists and ...

the first Civil Rights monument in Natchez, located at the corner of Jefferson Street and North Canal Street. Natchez was approved to be listed on the Mississippi Freedom Trail by the Visit ...

The Mississippi Freedom Trail is a part of the larger United States Civil Rights Trail and is composed of 30 sites connected to the Civil Rights Movement. According to the Asbury Park Press ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A Mississippi civil rights pioneer who was born in Hattiesburg has been honored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and Visit Mississippi. Saturday morning, a ...

Tate Reeves said, “Mississippi is proud to unveil the first Freedom Trail marker outside of our state, extending our rich history and the stories of the Civil Rights Movement to Atlantic City.” ...

(Kirk Siegler/NPR) Some think Mississippi isn't ready for a full-blown civil rights trail All of this comes as lawmakers in conservative states like Mississippi are trying to restrict how the ...