Despite sweltering heat, mosquito attacks, and encounters with local law enforcement, the Poor People's March successfully arrived in Batesville, MS after two days of marching. Tomorrow the march will travel to Nashville to begin again there.

The march left Marks early on the morning of the third and continued throughout the day. Two marchers suffered minor injuries, including cuts and falls, which required brief visits to the hospital in Batesville.

On the night of the third, marchers set up tents in an emergency pulloff by the side of a state road in Mississippi. Despite copious amounts of bug spray and numerous repellant coils (many thanks to the Minister and Mrs. Crawford!), mosquitos made sleep impossible for many.

Marchers rose early the morning of the fourth and continued toward Batesville. The cloud cover that had mitigated the heat the day before cleared, leaving the line to march in the sun. The March arrived in Batesville, tired but determined, at about 5:00 pm.

Tired participants made camp the night of the fourth in the parking lot of an abandoned grocery store at Highway 6 and Eureka in Batesville.

That night, after it began to ran, Minister and Mrs. Crawford came to the aid of the march once more, providing two hotel rooms nearby where people could take showers. Shampoo and soap were donated by DIVA (Diversified Innovations, Versatile Achievers), under the leadership Wonder Doss (President) and Connie Crawford (Vice-President). Everyone at the campsite was extremely surprised and grateful; some had not had showers in more than seven days.

On the fifth, the March will make its way through Nashville and camp at the war memorial plaza there.

A pesar del calor cansante, ataques por zancudos, y encuentros con la policia local, la Marcha de los Pobres llego con exito a Batesville, MS despues de dos dias de marcha. Manana la marcha viaja para Nashville para empezar otra vez alla.

La Marcha salio de Marks temprano por la manana del 3 de agosto y continuo por todo el dia. Dos marchantes sufrieron herridas menores que requisieron visitas breves al hospital en Batesville.

La noche del 3, los marchantes levantaron tiendas de acampar en un lote a lado del camino estatal en Mississippi.

Cansados de una noche interumpido por los zancudos, los marchantes se levantaron temprano por la manana y siguieron hacia Batesville. Despues de un dia de calor intenso y sol fuerte. La marcha llego en Batesille cansados pero determinados, como a las 5 de la tarde.

Los participantes levantaron su campamento por la noche en un lote de parqueo de un supermercado abandonado en la esquina de la Carretera 6 y Eureka en Batesville.

Esa noche, despues de que habia empezado a llover, el Pastor y la Senora Crawford vinieron a ayudar la marcha una vez mas, proveyendo dos habitaciones en un hotel donde los marchantes podian banarse. Jabon y champu fueron donados por DIVA bajo el liderazgo de Wonder Doss (presidente) y Connie Crawford (vice-presidente). Toda la gente del campamento son muy agredecidos; algunos no se habian banado en mas de siete dias.

El dia 5 de agosto la Marcha seguira de camino por Nashville, en el estado de Tennessee y levantaremos nuestro campamento por la noche en War Memorial Plaza alla.