Title	LeFlore County, MS: Wesley Methodist pulpit
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	2005
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	LeFlore County, MS
Property type	District
Additional property type	Church; Cemetery
Community Name	Greenwood, LeFlore County, MS
Latitude/Longitude	33.516232,-90.179528
Description	Color photograph of the interior of Wesley Methodist Church in Greenwood, Mississippi. A large religious mural is visible behind the pulpit, organ, and piano.
Historical Notes	In 2005 and later in 2009, the Main Street program of Greenwood, Mississippi worked to identify possible landmarks associated with both the civil rights movement and with blues music. The Wesley United Methodist Church was the most important building since it was largely the headquarters for the local movement there for decades. The church built the city’s first gym for African American students and also maintained a community library for African Americans. Finally, the building in the Money community that once housed Bryant Grocery and Meat Market serves as a reminder of the gruesome murder of Emmett Till in 1955, an event that invigorated the civil rights movement.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	African American churches
Subject-TGM	Churches Interiors Murals Pulpits
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Processing notes	Electronic file
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	LeFloreCo016