Gibbs-Green Commemoration
May 14, 2025 @ 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Gibbs-Green Memorial Plaza at Jackson State University
1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217
Gibbs-Green Commemoration
Gibbs-Green Memorial Plaza at Jackson State University
1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217
- Admission: Free
- Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Gibbs-Green Commemoration1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217
Overview
Please join us 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 on campus. The event will include music, words from members of the Class of 1970, a poetry reading, and a wreath-laying, as well as special exhibits featured in Gallery 1.