Author: BobbyD

How Natchez Bridges History and Modern Culture

I grew up in Natchez, Mississippi, and I can tell you firsthand that this city has a way of living in two worlds at once. On one hand, you can walk down streets lined with antebellum mansions, Spanish moss spilling from centuries-old oaks, and brick sidewalks that have been worn smooth by generations of feet. On the other hand, you’ll hear the beat of blues drifting out of a juke joint, taste hot ...

The Community Spirit of Natchez, MS

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Exploring Natchez: Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori,

From African Royalty to Mississippi Slave and Back in the annals of American history, few stories are as compelling and poignant as that of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, a man whose life bridged continents, cultures, and the stark divide between freedom and bondage. Born in 1762 in Timbuktu, in what is now Mali, Ibrahima was a Torodbe Fulani Muslim prince from the Futa Jallon region of modern...

Conversations With History: The Mazique Family and Oakland Plantation

The Tides of Memory “August,” Sarah whispered the name with a weight. Not the summer breeze—but a burden of memories, of chains quietly broken at last. The auctioneer’s hammer had fallen. They owned China Grove Plantation. That was in 1870, just a few years after the war’s end—a plantation held not by the slave master, but by former slaves. WikipediaNatchez African American Museum August’s hands t...

The Art of Quilt-Making Among African Americans

Quilting among African Americans is a vibrant, living tradition. While many people are aware of quilts as decorative or utilitarian objects—bed covers, warm wraps, or heirlooms—the deeper history involves displaced cultures, coded resistance, spiritual meaning, and aesthetic innovation. In exploring the art of quilt-making, we see how African Americans have woven together fragments of fabric, memo...

After Midnight: A Parchmen Ordeal Story

AFTER MIDNIGHT BRINGS A POWERFUL CIVIL RIGHTS STORY OF COURAGE AND RESILIENCE TO LIGHT Bobby L. Dennis tells a deeply moving historical novel through the eyes of a child, revealing the strength of a community during one of its most painful moments.. Alan J. Cohen, New York, NY, April 15, 2026 — In After Midnight, author Bobby L. Dennis presents a gripping historical novel inspired by real events d...