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Civil Rights Museum Groundbreaking

The State-funded Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History broke ground on October 24, 2013 in Jackson, Miss.

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Dozens of golden shovels were on hand to facilitate the groundbreaking process.

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Gov. Phil Bryant spoke at the groundbreaking of Mississippi's new Civil Rights Museum next to the state flag containing the Confederate battle symbol. Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain Jackson civil-rights hero Medgar Evers, is visible below the flow.

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Both museums are to open in 2017.

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Former Governor Haley Barbour and current Governor Phil Bryant both spoke at the groundbreaking in Jackson, Miss.

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Former Governors Ronnie Musgrove (left) and William Winters were on hand for the groundbreaking in Jackson, Miss.

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Off to the edge of the crown, some groundskeepers watch the ceremony.

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Seated behind the row of governors, Derrick Johnson, President of the Mississippi State Conference NAACP.

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State Senator John Horhn speaks at the groundbreaking of the two museums.

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