The Meridian Civil Rights Trail is a heritage trail in Meridian, Mississippi in the United States. It was created in 2014 by the Meridian and Lauderdale County Tourism Bureau in consultation with a committee of local residents to highlight the history of civil rights activism in the area.
Tour stops The first seven markers are within walking distance of each other. The remaining eleven markers require a vehicle to visit within a reasonable amount of time. All Locations are in Meridian, Mississippi.
NumberMarker nameLocationNotes1African-American Business DistrictIntersection of 25th Avenue & 5th Street2The MovementIntersection of 25th Avenue & 5th Street3Sit-Ins, Pickets & Boycotts2211 5th Street4The Jewish Contribution2200 5th Street5Federal Courthouse2100 9th Street6Voter Registration500 Constitution Avenue7Freedom Riders212 Constitution Avenue8McLemore CemeteryIntersection of 6th Street & 16th Avenue9Newell Chapel1400 13th Avenue10St. Joseph Catholic Church1914 18th Avenue11St. John Baptist Church2000 18th Avenue12The Impact of ChurchesIntersection of 13th Street & 27th AvenueBetween St. Paul United Methodist and New Hope Missionary Baptist Church13Wechsler School1415 30th AvenueThe first brink public school for blacks in Mississippi that was publicly funded. 14Freedom SchoolIntersection of 16th Street & Martin Luther King Memorial Drive/31st Avenue15Council of Organizations814 45th Avenue16Old Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church829 47th Avenue17First Union Missionary Baptist Church610 38th Avenue18James Chaney gravesite5052 Fish Lodge Road
See also United States Civil Rights Trail
References
External links Meridian/Lauderdale County Tourism Bureau