Mississippi Freedom Trail marker unveiling for Emmett J. Stringer

The Mississippi Humanities Council and Visit Mississippi will unveil a new Mississippi Freedom Trail marker for Emmett J. Stringer, a dentist from the Mississippi Delta who fought for civil rights in Columbus and Lowndes County. The marker for Stringer was one of several the Council will unveil this year. Stringer founded the NAACP Columbus branch in 1953, serving as its president, before being elected as the NAACP’s statewide president.

This unveiling is part of the Columbus Eighth of May Celebration held in Catfish Alley at 11:00 a.m.