The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the intersection of Dr. Robert Smith Parkway and Dalton Street, near the site of ...
Hezekiah Watkins was just 13 years old when he was arrested in Jackson in 1961 along with dozens of other civil rights ...
Jackson died Feb. 17 at age 84 after battling a rare neurological disorder that affected his mobility and ability to speak in his later years.
The City of Jackson honored civil rights activist Hezekiah Watkins by renaming a street after him on March 2, 2026. Watkins, ...