Gov. Haley Barbour’s verbal support for a civil rights museum in Mississippi’s in Jackson has reignited debate over where to place an edifice in honor of the bloody struggle that played out across the South.

A committee of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus held a hearing Monday at the state Capitol to discuss possible locations for the museum.

However, a commission appointed by Barbour had decided in 2008 that the museum would be built at Tougaloo College. Other suggested sites were near downtown Jackson and Greenwood.

Lawmakers say they’ve begun work on a bond proposal to pay for the estimated $73 million museum.

Barbour spokesman Dan Turner says the governor is discussing funding for the project with lawmakers and it’s premature to comment.