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Museum
of African-American History and Culture
A project of NAPAAC-Natchez.
Association for the Preservation of African-American Culture
207A Market Street
(601) 445-0728
Current exhibits encompass
an era from the 1890's to the 1950's and include over 600 original items.
There are also special visiting exhibits. Open Monday-Friday from 9 - 5
p.m. and Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Special arrangements can
be made to open at other times for groups who call ahead.
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Mostly
African Market
St. Catherine at McCabe
Street
(301) 448-5448
Hours are 1 - 5 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturdays from September through May. Special arrangements can be
made to open for school groups and out-of-town visitors. The market occupies
and 1850's antebellum Gothic cottage, The Angeletty House.
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Bluff
Park
Broadway Street at Franklin,
Main and State Streets
Two historical markers
honor African-Americans at the Bluff Park overlooking the Mississippi River.
The Richard Wright Marker commemorates the lives lost in a tragic fire
which occurred April 23, 1940, on St. Catherine Street, at Natchez's most
famous African-American social club.
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Cultural
Connection
381 John R. Junkin
Hunt Real Estate Building,
Suite 101
Offers merchandise from
14 African countries. Open Sunday - Friday, noon - 7:00 p.m. Saturday from
9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Fort
Rosalie, Natchez National Historical Park
Canal St. at D.A. Biglane
St.
Site where Natchez was
established, in 1716, by the French, and African slavery was introduced.
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Forks
of the Road Slave Market Site
Intersection of St. Catherine
St., D'Evereaux Dr., and Liberty Road.
Location of the second
largest slave market in the entire South.
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William
Johnson House (ca. 1841) - Link
210 State Street
(601) 442-7047
Group tours by special
appointment.
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St.
John's United Methodist Church (ca. 1908)
One of the oldest African-American
church buildings in Natchez.
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Holy
Family Catholic Church (ca. 1894)
28 St. Catherine St.
(601) 445-5700
(Father Dean)
The oldest African-American
Catholic Church in Mississippi.
