Strikers marched on Main Street as a result, and a standoff with police began. Officers used clubs and mace on the protestors, garnering the attention of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Police using mace on a crowd of people outside Goldsmith's Department Store on Main Street, Memphis, on February 23, 1968.

Alcorn State is set to officially replace Tennessee State in the 2025 Southern Heritage Classic, per a social media announcement by the Classic. Alcorn will travel to Memphis, Tennessee to play University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff,

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Southern Heritage Classic is back on for 2025. The game will feature University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff taking on Alcorn State on Saturday, September 27 at 6 p.m. at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions and Alcorn State Braves will play in the 2025 Southern Heritage Classic, UAPB has announced.