Dr. Benjamin Morris and William Sturkey

HATTIESBURG’S CONFEDERATE MONUMENT: It's Time - Part IV: Decision Time on the Monument

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On Wed, 10/28/2020 - 11:06 AM

It is finally time. The election is already underway, as across the country voters are casting their ballots to decide America’s leadership.

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FREEDOM DAY, JAN. 22, 1964: Fannie Lou Hamer (in hat with placard), marches past the Confederate monument in downtown Hattiesburg with demonstrators while police watch. Historical Photo by Winfred Moncrief

HATTIESBURG’S CONFEDERATE MONUMENT: It's Time - Part III: The Monument Throughout Time

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On Wed, 09/30/2020 - 02:30 PM

The dedication of Hattiesburg’s Confederate monument in 1910, which we detailed last month, capped the most violent decade in the history of the city. To give but a few examples: in June of 1902, a 300-person mob gathered outside the city jail to take custody of a Black man wrongly accused of rape.

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HATTIESBURG’S CONFEDERATE MONUMENT: It's Time - Part II: The Monument is Unveiled and Dedicated

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On Wed, 08/26/2020 - 04:57 PM

On Oct. 13, 1910, over 8,000 people gathered around the courthouse in downtown Hattiesburg to witness the unveiling of the city’s new Confederate monument. The courthouse, built just a few years earlier, was a tangible marker of Hattiesburg’s rapid growth.

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HATTIESBURG’S CONFEDERATE MONUMENT: IT’S TIME - Part 1 of 4

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On Wed, 07/29/2020 - 01:13 PM

History has always mattered deeply to the people of Hattiesburg. Although the town is relatively young, its early founders turned to history as they shaped the direction of the city and the region.

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