Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
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The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is a museum in Jackson, Mississippi located at 222 North St. #2205. Its mission is to document, exhibit the history of, and educate the public about the American Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. state of Mississippi between 1945 and 1970.[1] The museum secured $20 million in funding from the Mississippi Legislature in April 2011 after Governor Haley Barbour testified in favor of its funding.[2] Ground was broken in 2013,[1] and the museum opened on December 9, 2017. The museum is administered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Location within Mississippi | |
Established | 2011 (funding); December 9, 2017 (opening) |
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Location | Jackson, Mississippi |
Coordinates | 32.301807°N 90.17809°W / 32.301807; -90.17809 (Mississippi Civil Rights Museum) |
Type | Public |
Visitors | 500,000+ |
Director | Michael Morris |
Website | mcrm |
According to Mississippi State Senator John Horhn, it is the first state-sponsored civil rights museum in the United States.[3]