mus_moncrief_whm678 whm678 moncrief mus yes March, King, April 8, 1968 Moncrief, Winfred H., 1923- Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Hattiesburg (Miss.)--History--20th century Grief--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Signs and signboards--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Direct action--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Police--Mississippi--Hattiesburg King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Death and burial April 8, 1968, Hattiesburg (Miss.) march in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., four days after his death. According to a <i>Hattiesburg American</i> article that day, approximately 1,500 marchers started at East Sixth and Mobile Streets, stopped at City Hall for a prayer service, continued to the Forrest County courthouse for a silent prayer, then returned to East Sixth and Mobile Streets. The march coincided with a weeklong boycott of schools and white-owned businesses and a 3-day work stoppage. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. Jackson, Miss. : Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Library & Archives Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History Moncrief Photograph Collection (Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History) 2007 Black-and-white photographs http://mdah.state.ms.us/arlib/contents/er/moncrief/image.php?display=item&item=678 Moncrief (Winfred) Photograph Collection, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi. Forms part of Moncrief Photograph Collection. 1968-04-08 Hattiesburg (Miss.) Forrest County (Miss.) 20100702 135207