{"id":2,"date":"2012-08-13T14:13:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T14:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/fannielou\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-05-14T15:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:13:18","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/","title":{"rendered":"COFO Civil Rights Education Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-element\">\n<div id=\"gdlr-core-title-item-1\" class=\"gdlr-core-title-item gdlr-core-item-pdb clearfix gdlr-core-left-align gdlr-core-title-item-caption-top gdlr-core-item-pdlr\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-title-item-title-wrap clearfix\">\n<h2 class=\"gdlr-core-title-item-title gdlr-core-skin-title \">COFO Civil Rights Education Center<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-element\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-text-box-item gdlr-core-item-pdlr gdlr-core-item-pdb gdlr-core-left-align\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-text-box-item-content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #002147;font-size: 20px\">Reopened as a museum and civil rights education center by Jackson State University in 2011, the statewide headquarters for the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) was the epicenter of the modern civil rights movement in Mississippi and served as the organizational home for Freedom Summer in 1964. Operated by the <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\">Margaret Walker Center<\/a><\/span> at JSU today, COFO is open for visitors. Be sure to <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/visit-us\/\">schedule<\/a><\/span> your next tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Nerve Center (COFO Video)\" width=\"1150\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h1ZpBfor1DQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;line-height: 1.3;text-transform: none;color: #002147\">In 1961, COFO was established as an umbrella organization to unify and meet the needs of an increasing presence of civil rights organizations in Mississippi, including the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and a host of local organizations. In 1963, COFO made 1017 John R. Lynch Street its home, and this office served as the state headquarters for the modern Mississippi civil rights movement. Making voter registration and education a top priority for the Mississippi movement, COFO was instrumental in organizing the 1963 Freedom Vote, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and 1964&#8217;s Freedom Summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;line-height: 1.3;text-transform: none;color: #002147\">Since its reopening in 2011, the COFO Center has hosted visitors from around the world. Although it is dedicated to preserving the past, the COFO Center is committed to challenging and cultivating young minds, fostering the development of future leaders and community builders, and opening its doors to individuals and groups organizing to support the community in the same ways that COFO did in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;line-height: 1.3;text-transform: none;color: #002147\">You can schedule your <span style=\"color: #000000\">tour<\/span>\u00a0of the COFO Civil Rights Education Center <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/visit-us\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span> or contact the staff of the Margaret Walker Center at 601-979-3935 or <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"mailto:mwa@jsums.edu?subject=Visit%20the%20COFO%20Center&amp;body=We%20would%20like%20to%20visit%20the%20COFO%20Civil%20Rights%20Education%20Center%20at%20Jackson%20State%20University!%0A%0AName%20of%20the%20persons%20or%20group%3A%0ADate%3A%0ATime%3A%0ALength%20of%20visit%3A%0A%23%20of%20people%3A%0AAge%20range%3A%0ACell%20Phone%3A%0AOther%20info%3A\">mwa@jsums.edu<\/a><\/span>. Our exhibit room can hold approximately 70 people with theatre-style seating; with tables, the room will seat about 40. We will do our best to accommodate your setup needs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">If you&#8217;ve visited us recently, please consider filling out our quick <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1l_RveSrRCQcEeNbfUGYGdIQEwBlBYTSBaWbJpVIEwTI\/viewform?pli=1&amp;pli=1&amp;edit_requested=true\">survey<\/a><\/strong><\/span> about your experience.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;line-height: 1.3;text-transform: none;color: #002147\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>COFO Hours: Monday &#8211; Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (*1st &amp; 3rd Tuesdays, 12 pm &#8211; 5 pm)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt\">Pocket Park Hours: Monday &#8211; Friday, 8 am to 5 pm<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/Photo-from-Alissa-Rae.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3890 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/Photo-from-Alissa-Rae-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/Photo-from-Alissa-Rae-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/Photo-from-Alissa-Rae-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/Photo-from-Alissa-Rae.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4383-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3891 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4383-scaled-e1744823711606-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4383-scaled-e1744823711606-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4383-scaled-e1744823711606-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4383-scaled-e1744823711606-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4383-scaled-e1744823711606-1536x1129.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_4383-scaled-e1744823711606-2048x1505.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_5275-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_5275-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COFO Civil Rights Education Center Reopened as a museum and civil rights education center by Jackson State University in 2011, the statewide headquarters for the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) was the epicenter of the modern civil rights movement in Mississippi and served as the organizational home for Freedom Summer in 1964. 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