The Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln, Grant and Mississippi

The Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln, Grant, and Mississippi

DATE: 9/11/2012 
TIME: 12:00 PM

CITY: Jackson, MS  

LOCATION: Old Capitol Museum

PHONE: 601.576.6920

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Dr. Edna Greene Medford from Howard University will offer remarks on this monumental event in American history. Lecture to be followed by panel discussion and light reception. This free event is funded by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Foundation. Free.

Directions

Cars

• Take the Pearl St. exit (96A) off I-55.
• Turn right onto State St.
• Turn right onto Amite St.
• Turn right into parking lot behind Old Capitol
• Walk around south side of building to enter through the front

Buses

• Park along Amite Street, next to War Memorial Building
• Visitors walk along sidewalk to the front of the building