Historical Marker
Summit Street
McComb, Pike County · Mississippi
Erected by Mississippi Blues Commission, 2009
In 1964 McComb's movement met in the Summit Street business district. Organizers gathered at Holmes Pool Hall and Holmes Chicken Shack, and SNCC set up a freedom house complex nearby. Aylene Quin opened her restaurant so business leaders could meet COFO workers in secret. Police raided her cafe on August 30; on September 20 a bomb exploded at her home while her two young children slept, and police claimed she had done it herself. Neighbors armed themselves and waited at her house until she returned.
Where it stands
31.25508, -90.45348 · Directions
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