A Century of Rural, Black Education: Poplar Hill School Preserves Legacy for Future Generations
The Poplar Hill Museum of African American Culture preserves the history of rural, Black education in Jefferson County, Miss.
The Poplar Hill Museum of African American Culture preserves the history of rural, Black education in Jefferson County, Miss.
The Mississippi Historical Society honored Mississippi native Leslie Burl McLemore with its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award on March 3, 2023, for his efforts as a student leader during the heights of the Civil Rights Movement and for his accomplishments with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
The city of Natchez’ centuries-old historic homes, and the wealth behind their construction, came at tremendous human cost, with the city’s prosperity built upon the backs of enslaved Black Americans.
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