Grenada, Mississippi: Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1966 Speech Site

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 33.768013, -89.812798.

The seat of Grenada County, Grenada is a city in Mississippi, United States, located on the Yalobusha River near Grenada Lake. It was founded in 1836, incorporated on February 27, 1836, and named after the province of southern Spain. The area was originally inhabited by the Choctaw people. The city's economy mainly relied on the cotton industry in the 19th century. The city played a key role in the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to a mass meeting in Grenada in September 1966.

Notable musicians from Grenada are Mississippi John Hurt, Ace Cannon, Walter Davis, Magic Slim, Magic Sam, and Frank Wright. Grenada has several points of interest, such as Lee Tartt Nature Preserve, Mississippi Blues Trail – Magic Slim, Lost Bluff Hiking Trail, and Confederate Fort Grenada Mississippi. Interstate 55 and U.S. Highway 51 are major routes that run through the city.

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The latitude of Grenada, Mississippi: Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1966 Speech Site is 33.768013, and the longitude is -89.812798. Grenada, Mississippi: Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1966 Speech Site is located at United States country in the Cities place category with the gps coordinates of 33° 46' 4.8468'' N and 89° 48' 46.0728'' W.