Heidelberg Hotel
1922 establishments in Mississippi1974 disestablishments in MississippiBuildings and structures demolished in 1977Defunct hotels in the United StatesDemolished buildings and structures in Mississippi ... and 3 more
Hotels disestablished in 1974Hotels established in 1922Hotels in Mississippi
The Heidelberg Hotel was a hotel in Jackson, Mississippi, which operated from 1922 to 1974. The hotel was notable for several firsts: the first fireproof building in Mississippi and the first hotel to break the state's colour barrier in 1964 in reversing its policy to allow African-Americans to book hotel rooms. Other local hotels followed shortly thereafter. The hotel was also the site of John F. Kennedy's first speech in the southern United States in 1957, and senators Joseph S. Clark and Robert F. Kennedy visited the hotel in 1967 when on a fact-finding tour of the Mississippi Delta.
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East Capitol Street, Jackson
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 32.299855 ° | E -90.187335 ° |
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East Capitol Street
East Capitol Street
39201 Jackson
Mississippi, United States
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