Places of Interest
Mississippi Freedom Trail — statewide
Medgar Evers’ Home — Jackson
Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center — Jackson
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum and Cultural Center of African American History — Holly Springs
Jacqueline House Museum — Vicksburg
Emmett Till Interpretive Center — Money
Freedom Summer Trail — Hattiesburg
Civil Rights Trail — Meridian
Roots of Struggle, Rewards of Sacrifice African American Heritage Driving Tour — Philadelphia
The Sovereignty Commission was a Mississippi state agency created by the Mississippi legislature in 1956 in order to “do and perform any and all acts deemed necessary and proper to protect the sovereignty of the state of Mississippi” in regards to racial segregation and civil rights. Information was gathered on citizens identified as those involved in or supportive of civil rights. Click here to search the Sovereignty Commission’s files.
Need more places to visit? Check out chapter eight of On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail by Charles E. Cobb, Jr. It highlights notable places in Jackson, Philadelphia, McComb, Greenwood, and Ruleville. Click here to search the statewide Beehive Resource Sharing system to find a copy in a library near you, or visit your local public library for more information.