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55th Annual Gibbs-Green Commemoration
May 14 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Please join the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University for the 55th annual commemoration of the 1970 Gibbs-Green tragedy at Jackson State University at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The program will take place in front of Alexander Hall on the Gibbs-Green Memorial Plaza. It is free and open to the public, and a reception will take place immediately following the event in Gallery 1 (1100 J.R. Lynch Street, Suite 4, One University Place) on campus.
The event will include music, a poetry reading, words from the Class of 1970, and a wreath-laying, as well as special exhibits on display in Gallery 1.