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In Jackson,
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A starting point for the public places, stories, and questions that make Jackson its own.
National Monumentmonument
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Jackson, MS
Medgar and Myrlie Evers were partners in the civil rights struggle. The assassination of Medgar Evers in the carport of their home on June 12, 1963, was the first murder of a nationally significant leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, and it became a catalyst for passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Myrlie Evers continues to promote issues of racial equality and social justice.
State capitolgovernment building
Mississippi State Capitol
Jackson, MS
The capitol building of the state of Mississippi in Jackson, housing its legislature and executive offices.