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Rose Hill Church

Posted on September 15, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc

Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church of Natchez, Mississippi traces its origins as far back as 1837 in a shared legacy with First Baptist Church and later Wall Street Baptist Church, two predominantly white congregations in Natchez in 1850.  It is however recognized

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Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church

Posted on September 15, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc

Henry Gurney photographed Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church in 1866, the year the congregation bought the building built in 1858 as the Second Presbyterian Church. Zion Chapel had earlier purchased the Methodist Church that fronted Union Street between Main and Franklin streets, but

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The Louis Winston Home

Posted on September 15, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc

The photograph of the 1946 Brumfield High School Choral. Club, taken in the front yard of Brumfield, provides the best image of the Louis Winston House on the left. The house unfortunately burned in the 1990s. The house on the right, which

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Mackel’s Funeral Home ( Robert Wood)

Posted on September 15, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc

In 871, during Reconstruction, Natchez elected a black mayor, Robert Wood, and an integrated board of alderman. Natchez was the only Mississippi town to elect an African American mayor during Reconstruction. At the end of the Civil War, Wood worked as a

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Holy Family Catholic Church

Posted on September 15, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc

Holy Family was built in 1894 and was the first black congregation of Catholics in Mississippi. The Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District is “arranged around Aldrich, Old D’Evereaux, St. Catherine, Abbott, and Byrne Streets in Natchez.”   The Architect/Builder was William

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Dr Henry Dumas House

Posted on September 15, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc

Henry Dumas poses on the front steps of 69 St. Catherine Street. Henry managed the Dumas Pharmacy at 707-09 Franklin Street, a building that also housed the medical practice and sanitarium of his brother Dr. Albert W. Dumas, Sr. In 1940 Dr.

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Brumfield School

Posted on September 15, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc

The Union School (above) was the first public school built by the City of Natchez for African American students. Built in 1871 by contractor P. E. Willman, the Union School was a grand brick edifice that stood at the southeast corner of

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Dr. Banks House

Posted on July 14, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc

The Dr. John Banks House at 9 St. Catherine Street was built in the Queen Anne style about 1892 and was remodeled in the Colonial Revival style after about 1905. Dr. Banks was the first African American doctor in Natchez. He graduated

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The Barland Family

Posted on July 9, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc

The Fred U. Hammett Family of Natchez, Mississippi:Information about Elizabeth (Jonas Eiler slave) Home Page  | Surname List  | Index of Individuals  | | Sources   Barland Bought slaves Elizabeth (Jonas Eiler slave) (b. Bet. 1748 – 1774, d. Mar 22, 1883)

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Natchez Colonization

Posted on June 23, 2021 by visitnapac_vecdbc
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Natchez Museum Of African American Culture And History

We Exist to Tell Our Story