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True Light Baptist Church

True Light Baptist Church offered a place of worship to…
True Light Baptist Church
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Hattiesburg Community Center

The now vacant lot was once the site of the…
Hattiesburg Community Center
3

St. James United Methodist Episcopal Church

Under the leadership of Reverend W.M. Hudson, St. James was…
St. James United Methodist Episcopal Church
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Smith Drug Company

E. Hammond Smith, one of the first black men to…
Smith Drug Company
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Hattiesburg Ministers Union — Masonic Lodge, No. 115

This building housed the Hattiesburg Ministers Union, which oversaw the…
Hattiesburg Ministers Union - Masonic Lodge, No. 115
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Dorie & Joyce Ladner — A Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker

Sisters Dorie and Joyce Ladner were community leaders during the…
Dorie & Joyce Ladner
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Woods Guest House — Freedom House

Located in the heart of Mobile Street, the Woods Guest…
Woods Guest House - Freedom House
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St. Paul United Methodist Church

One of the few churches in the Mobile-Bouie area that…
St. Paul United Methodist Church
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Hattiesburg Cultural Center

Although it was funded by the taxes of all citizens…
Hattiesburg Cultural Center
10

Forrest County Courthouse

Although it was funded by the taxes of all citizens…
Forrest County Courthouse
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Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. Memorial Statue

Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. (1908 – 1966), a farmer, businessman…
Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. Memorial Statue
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Morning Star Baptist Church

With the hope of passing the voting registration test, African…
Morning Star Baptist Church
13

Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Known locally as the “Civil Rights Church,” Mt. Zion Baptist…
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
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Bentley Chapel United Methodist Church

One of the first churches to open its doors to…
Bentley Chapel United Methodist Church
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St. John United Methodist Church

Another Freedom School, St. John United Methodist Church held literacy…
St. John United Methodist Church
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Priest Creek Missionary Baptist Church

Although similar to the other churches, Priest Creek in Palmer's…
Priest Creek Missionary Baptist Church
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Palmer’s Crossing Community Center

Serving not only as an auditorium and health care facility…
Palmer's Crossing Community Center
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Victoria Jackson Gray Adams

Victoria Jackson Gray Adams was a civil rights activist and…
Victoria Jackson Gray Adams
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Clyde Kennard — A Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker

Unveiled in February 2018, this Mississippi Freedom Trail marker memorializes…
Clyde Kennard
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