On Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO will unveil the COFO freedom trail marker. The Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) has been awarded a historic designation on the Mississippi Freedom Trail. The Mississippi Freedom Trails program is a program of Visit Mississippi (Mississippi Development Authority/Division of Tourism) that celebrates and honors sites in the state of Mississippi that hold historical significance. This is a special honor for Jackson State University because it will be one of a few institutions serving as the home to two markers.