MHC will unveil the first Freedom Trail marker outside of the state on August 20th in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This marker will honor the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and its efforts in the 1964 Democratic Convention. The marker will be installed and unveiled on the Atlantic City boardwalk at JFK Plaza. This ongoing effort not only honors Mississippi’s profound role in the Civil Rights Movement but also underscores its national significance.
In the evening after the unveiling ceremony, the MHC will partner with the New Jersey Humanities Council on a program at Stockton University featuring MFDP veterans and Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie Bunch.
In June 2024, the MHC unveiled five new markers to the Mississippi Freedom Trail. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, each marker unveiled had a connection to the pivotal work of Mississippi’s Freedom Summer Project.
