The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is a museum in Jackson, Mississippi. Its mission is to document, exhibit the history of, and educate the public about the American Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. state of Mississippi between 1945 and 1970. The museum secured $20 million in funding from the Mississippi Legislature in April 2011 after Governor Haley Barbour testified in favor of its funding. Ground was broken in 2013, and the museum opened on December 9, 2017.Make Mississippi Civil Rights Museum part of your personalized Jackson itinerary using our Jackson trip itinerary builder app.
According to Mississippi state senator John Horhn, it is the first state-sponsored civil rights museum in the United States.
Source
Create an itinerary including Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Unable to display map at this time. Please try again later.
© OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum reviews
-
This was an amazing, educational museum with some of the nicest employees I've ever met. We spent a couple hours here, but wish we had more time to explore it! We felt it was completely worth our... more »
-
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is one of four fabulous museums we visited over the past two weeks—-Birmingham, Montgomery, Memphis, and Jackson. All are fabulous and all are unique one to the... more »
-
I was honesty impressed. The interactive displays kept almost every visitor engaged as they walked back in time. To be totally honest, I only went to see and honor my father's presence in the museum but left with an appreciation of so much more. Well done!
-
Great place. Enjoyed tour, outstanding information about African American history, however was not able to look at lynching room, great tour guides and discussion with staff. Spent birthday with family there. A great addition to the city's cultural environment. Also, enjoyed History Museum.
Plan your trip to Jackson
Get a personalized plan
A complete day-by-day itinerary
based on your preferencesCustomize it
Refine your plan. We'll find the
best routes and schedulesManage it
Everything in one place.
Everyone on the same page.
Side trips from Jackson
Hidden gems in Jackson
Nearby attractions in Jackson
Plans to Mississippi Civil Rights Museum by other users
4 days in Jackson
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
September, popular sights
Preferences: September
Attraction style: Popular sights
Pace: Medium
8 days in United States
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
September, popular sights
Preferences: September
Attraction style: Popular sights
Pace: Medium
53 days in United States
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
August, popular sights
Preferences: August
Attraction style: Popular sights
Pace: Medium
16 days in United States
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
August, culture, outdoors, relaxing, romantic, beaches, historic sites, museums, shopping, popular & hidden gems
Preferences: August, culture, outdoors, relaxing, romantic, beaches, historic sites, museums, shopping
Attraction style: Popular & hidden gems
Pace: Medium
15 days in United States
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
August, culture, outdoors, relaxing, romantic, beaches, historic sites, museums, popular & hidden gems
Preferences: August, culture, outdoors, relaxing, romantic, beaches, historic sites, museums
Attraction style: Popular & hidden gems
Pace: Medium
4 days in Cleveland & Jackson
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
August, kids, relaxing, hidden gems
Preferences: August, kids, relaxing
Attraction style: Hidden gems
Pace: Medium
See more plans
