According to the organizers, more names could be added to a memorial commemorating a civil rights demonstration in Mississippi in October 1965. The granite monument in Natchez was unveiled in 2019. The memorial was engraved with the names of 486 people who were wrongly detained during the demonstration. Natchez Alderwoman Felicia Irving said members of her own family had been banned from the memorial, and some of her constituents also pointed out names that should have been included. The Monument Committee, proud to take a stand, meets again to add names to the list. The deadline for submitting additional names is March 1st.
NATCHEZ, miss. –
According to the organizers, more names could be added to a memorial commemorating a civil rights demonstration in Mississippi in October 1965.
The granite monument in Natchez was unveiled in 2019. The memorial was engraved with the names of 486 people who were wrongly detained during the demonstration.
Natchez Alderwoman Felicia Irving said members of her own family had been banned from the memorial, and some of her constituents also pointed out names that should have been included.
The Monument Committee, proud to take a stand, meets again to add names to the list.
The deadline for submitting additional names is March 1st.
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