{"id":3957,"date":"2025-05-22T19:53:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/?p=3957"},"modified":"2025-05-22T19:53:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:53:37","slug":"cofo-mural-honors-civil-rights-veterans-and-community-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/2025\/05\/22\/cofo-mural-honors-civil-rights-veterans-and-community-members\/","title":{"rendered":"COFO Mural Honors Civil Rights Veterans And Community Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Chain Breakers&#8221; Mural<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Local artist Sabrina Howard&#8217;s mural, &#8220;Chain Breakers,&#8221; is a prominent, eye-catching feature on the side of the COFO building. Now surrounded by the COFO Pocket Park, the work features figures who played important roles in the civil rights movement and surrounding community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/05\/Mural-Dedication.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3961  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/05\/Mural-Dedication.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/05\/Mural-Dedication.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/05\/Mural-Dedication-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_5275-scaled-e1744825483762.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3892 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_5275-scaled-e1744825483762-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_5275-scaled-e1744825483762-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_5275-scaled-e1744825483762-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_5275-scaled-e1744825483762-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_5275-scaled-e1744825483762-1536x1129.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/cofo\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG_5275-scaled-e1744825483762-2048x1505.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">From left to right, the mural depicts: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alyce G. Clarke, a representative and the first Black woman to serve as a state legislator in Mississippi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fannie Lou Hamer, activist, co-founder and vice chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bob Moses, activist, SNCC field secretary, and COFO Program Director<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rose Elizabeth Howard Robinson, Lanier High School Teacher<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Louise Marshall, first Black bookstore owner in the Washington Addition Neighborhood community<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Albert Powell, first Black florist in the Washington Addition Neighborhood community<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Read more about its unveiling by viewing &#8220;<span style=\"color: #333399\"><a style=\"color: #333399\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/2021\/07\/13\/cofo-mural-celebration\/\">COFO Mural Celebration<\/a><\/span>&#8221; on the Margaret Walker Center website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Media Coverage<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insightintodiversity.com\/hbcu-honors-past-and-present-civil-rights-activists\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">HBCU Honors Past and Present Civil Rights Activists<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Insight into Academia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/themississippilink.com\/news\/louise-marshall-and-other-notable-leaders-featured-in-mural-on-cofo-building\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">Louise Marshall and Other Notable Leaders Featured in Mural on COFO Building<\/span><\/a> &#8211; The Mississippi Link<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/jacksonadvocateonline.com\/jsus-office-of-community-engagement-cofo-celebrate-unveiling-of-outdoor-mural-chain-breakers-by-sabrina-howard\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">JSU&#8217;s Office of Community Engagement &amp; COFO Celebrate Unveiling of Outdoor Mural &#8216;Chain Breakers&#8217;<\/span><\/a> by Sabrina Howard &#8211; Jackson Advocate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsumsnews.com\/cofo-will-unveil-outdoor-mural-honoring-living-dead-civil-rights-legends\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">COFO will Unveil Outdoor Mural Honoring Living, Dead Civil-Rights Legends<\/span><\/a> &#8211; JSU Newsroom<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wjtv.com\/news\/jsu-unveils-mural-honoring-civil-rights-leaders-on-cofo-building\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">JSU Unveils Mural Honoring Civil Rights Leaders on COFO Building<\/span><\/a> &#8211; WJTV<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsumsnews.com\/chain-breakers-jsu-unveils-civil-rights-mural-created-by-sabrina-howard\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">Chain Breakers: JSU Unveils Civil Rights Mural Created by Sabrina Howard<\/span><\/a> &#8211; JSU Newsroom<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Featured in <span style=\"color: #333399\"><a style=\"color: #333399\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fannielouhamersamerica.com\/fannie-lou-hamer-resource-center\/murals\">Murals<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Fannie Lou Hamer&#8217;s America<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &#8220;Chain Breakers&#8221; Mural Local artist Sabrina Howard&#8217;s mural, &#8220;Chain Breakers,&#8221; is a prominent, eye-catching feature on the side of the COFO building. Now surrounded by the COFO Pocket Park, the work features figures who played important roles in the civil rights movement and surrounding community. From left to right, the mural depicts: Alyce G. 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