Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
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The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is a state history museum in Jackson that chronicles the struggle for civil rights in Mississippi, highlighting key events, figures, and artifacts from the movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mississippi Civil Rights Museum canonical | 16 |
| Mississippi Civil Rights Museum core exhibits | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T503176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Context triple: [Jackson, Mississippi, hasLandmark, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum]
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A.
National Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum is a history museum in Memphis chronicling the American civil rights movement, located at the former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
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B.
Medgar Evers Home Museum
The Medgar Evers Home Museum is the preserved former residence of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, now serving as a historic site commemorating his life and assassination during the Civil Rights Movement.
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C.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a cultural and educational center and museum that documents and interprets the history and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, with a particular focus on Birmingham’s pivotal role.
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D.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a protected historic area in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorates key sites and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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E.
Selma Interpretive Center
The Selma Interpretive Center is a visitor and education center in Selma, Alabama, that commemorates the civil rights movement and the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Target entity description: The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is a state history museum in Jackson that chronicles the struggle for civil rights in Mississippi, highlighting key events, figures, and artifacts from the movement.
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A.
National Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum is a history museum in Memphis chronicling the American civil rights movement, located at the former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
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B.
Medgar Evers Home Museum
The Medgar Evers Home Museum is the preserved former residence of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, now serving as a historic site commemorating his life and assassination during the Civil Rights Movement.
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C.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a cultural and educational center and museum that documents and interprets the history and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, with a particular focus on Birmingham’s pivotal role.
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D.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a protected historic area in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorates key sites and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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E.
Selma Interpretive Center
The Selma Interpretive Center is a visitor and education center in Selma, Alabama, that commemorates the civil rights movement and the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights museum
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history museum ⓘ state museum ⓘ |
| architect |
Eley Guild Hardy Architects
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Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism ⓘ |
| category |
African-American museums in Mississippi
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Civil rights movement museums ⓘ History museums in Mississippi ⓘ Museums in Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| city | Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Fannie Lou Hamer
ⓘ
Freedom Rides ⓘ
surface form:
Freedom Riders
James Meredith ⓘ Medgar Evers ⓘ victims of racial violence in Mississippi ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately 90 million US dollars (shared with Museum of Mississippi History) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo |
African American history in Mississippi
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civil rights movement in Mississippi ⓘ |
| exhibits |
artifacts from the civil rights movement in Mississippi
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documents related to civil rights legislation in Mississippi ⓘ oral histories from civil rights activists ⓘ photographs documenting civil rights struggles in Mississippi ⓘ |
| features |
interactive exhibits
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large light sculpture in "This Little Light of Mine" gallery ⓘ multimedia presentations ⓘ themed galleries arranged around a central space ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jim Crow era in Mississippi
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Freedom Summer ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Freedom Summer
racial violence and resistance in Mississippi ⓘ school desegregation in Mississippi ⓘ struggle for civil rights in Mississippi ⓘ voting rights movement in Mississippi ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
State of Mississippi appropriations
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private donations ⓘ |
| governingBody | Mississippi Department of Archives and History ⓘ |
| hasGallery |
"A Closed Society"
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"A Tremor in the Iceberg" ⓘ "Black Empowerment" ⓘ "Freedom Struggle in Mississippi" ⓘ "I Question America" ⓘ "Mississippi in Black and White" ⓘ "This Little Light of Mine" central gallery ⓘ "Where Do We Go From Here?" ⓘ |
| hasPermanentExhibition | chronological narrative of civil rights in Mississippi from 1945 to 1976 ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://mcrm.mdah.ms.gov/ ⓘ |
| inauguratedOn | 2017-12-09 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mississippi Department of Archives and History Museum of Mississippi History complex
ⓘ
Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Jackson, Mississippi
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| mission |
to educate the public about the history and legacy of the civil rights movement in Mississippi
ⓘ
to honor those who fought for freedom and equality in Mississippi ⓘ |
| near |
Mississippi State Capitol
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Old Capitol Museum ⓘ |
| openedToPublicIn | 2017 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2017-12-09 ⓘ |
| owner | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi Department of Archives and History Museum of Mississippi History complex
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surface form:
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History complex
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| sharesComplexWith |
Mississippi Department of Archives and History Museum of Mississippi History complex
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surface form:
Museum of Mississippi History
|
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| typeOfMuseum | state history museum ⓘ |
| visitorStatistics | hundreds of thousands of visitors in first years of operation ⓘ |
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Subject: Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Description of subject: The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is a state history museum in Jackson that chronicles the struggle for civil rights in Mississippi, highlighting key events, figures, and artifacts from the movement.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History Museum of Mississippi History complex
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hasPart
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Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
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subject surface form:
Mississippi in Black and White
subject surface form:
Freedom Struggle in Mississippi
subject surface form:
A Closed Society
subject surface form:
A Tremor in the Iceberg
subject surface form:
A Tremor in the Iceberg
subject surface form:
A Tremor in the Iceberg
subject surface form:
I Question America
subject surface form:
I Question America
this entity surface form:
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum core exhibits