Mississippi Civil Rights Project

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Irwin Russell
Author of "Christman Night in the Quarters"and other poems, Irwin Russell won fame with his poems in the Negro dialect despite living for only twenty-six years.
Horace L. Lightfoot
Horace Lightfoot lived from 1927 to 1976. He was a tradesman, businessman, and public servant. He was a native of neighboring Claiborne County.
Marcena A. Phelps
Marcena A. Phelps participated in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi from 1960-1967. She was a member of the NAACP and SCLC. She helped register people to vote and assisted the freedom riders.
Ollye Shirley
While a teacher in Vicksburg, Ollye Shirley served as editor of the Vicksburg Citizens' Appeal, a Black newspaper. This paper was published with the help of many white students from the north.

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First Baptist M.B. Church
Freedmen in Port Gibson founded this church in 1876. It was moved to the site that it rests on today in 1986. The church served an essential role in the Civil Rights Movement in Port Gibson.
Vicksburg and Port Gibson
During Reconstruction, federal troops served as occupation forces in Mississippi until 1877. During this period of time, many blacks ventured into Vicksburg to take advantage of their new freedom.

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