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Hotel VUE and The Bridges Hotel are our top picks for a Natchez weekend or family vacation: If your next family getaway or history-filled weekend takes you to N...
“Transforming the Forks to Freedom Corridor:Natchez Begins $24.57 Million Federal Grant Project”
Natchez, MS – The City of Natchez, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Mississippi Department of Transportation, has announced the...
How Two Visionaries Transformed Rural Education for America’s Most Underserved Children
In the landscape of American education, few stories are as inspiring—or as overlooked—as the story of the Rosenwald Schools. At a time when access to quality ed...
Host Your Business Convention in Natchez
Interactively procrastinate optimal manufactured products via backward-compatible networks. Dramatically innovate B2C human capital rather than effective servic...
Booker T. Washington: Architect of Black Education and Influential Political Figure
When exploring the trajectory of Black education and political agency in post-Reconstruction America, few figures loom as large as Booker T. Washington. Born in...
: Claire of Natchez — The Legend, The Evidence, The History
Your donations keep this site going A popular modern retelling claims an enslaved woman named Claire (often “Clara”) poisoned an entire plantation household in ...
The Lesser-Told Story of the Tougaloo Nine:
“The Tougaloo Nine and the Fight for Equal Access to Public Libraries, 1961.” When most people think of civil rights sit-ins, they envision lunch counters and p...
Discovering Motherland: Following History
I recently watched Motherland, a documentary that was nothing short of transformative for me—a sweeping, cinematic journey through the African continent that ce...
40 Acres The Movie
Why I Was Drawn to 40 Acres I still remember the instant the trailer for 40 Acres hit—this post-apocalyptic thriller, drenched in cultural resonance and anchore...
Woodlawn Historic District: A Tapestry of African-American Legacy in Natchez
Introduction Tucked in northern Natchez, Mississippi lies the Woodlawn Historic District—a 97-acre, 360-contributing-building neighborhood that stands as a powe...
Unveiling of Anne Moody’s Freedom Trail marker set for September 15
By: Roscoe Barnes, III, Visit Natchez The late Anne Moody, author of “Coming of Age in Mississippi,” will soon be honored with a Mississippi Freedom Trail marke...
Film Review: Natchez
On August 21, 2025, I had the privilege of attending the screening of Natchez, a new documentary directed by Susannah Herbert. Having met Herbert and members of...
