I Explored All Black Towns In Rural Mississippi This Is What I Saw

I Explored All Black Towns In Rural Mississippi This Is What I Saw I visited these mississippi towns: mound bayou, jonestown, coahoma & hula. afterwards, nicole and i went to clarksdale and hung out at the ground zero blues. Mound bayou, mississippi, is a historic all black town founded in 1887 by formerly enslaved black people who created a thriving haven for thousands of black americans during the jim crow era.

Here S What S Become Of A Historic All Black Town In The Mississippi Teddy roosevelt proclaimed it "the jewel of the delta." booker t. washington praised it as a model of "thrift and self government." mound bayou, in the mississippi delta: a town founded in 1887 by. The 92 year old campbell clearly recalls the heyday, when mound bayou was home to dozens of businesses, three cotton gins, a sawmill, a cottonseed oil mill, a bank — all of them black owned. mound bayou boasted several schools, a train station, a carnegie library. by 1942, taborian hospital opened, serving blacks from all over the delta. In the words of michael premor, “mound bayou was an oasis in turbulent times.”. in 1942, the taborian hospital opened in mound bayou—the first of six charity hospitals in mississippi to cater to the black population. for decades, black towns were places where the violent norms of black life in america were at least temporarily quelled. From quaint main streets to natural wonders, these 12 rural mississippi towns are downright delightful. 1. louisville. between the tree lined streets, historic buildings, one of a kind shops, and variety of restaurants, it doesn’t get much more delightful than the small town of louisville. 2.

Black Thenmound Bayou Mississippi S Jewel Of The Delta And The In the words of michael premor, “mound bayou was an oasis in turbulent times.”. in 1942, the taborian hospital opened in mound bayou—the first of six charity hospitals in mississippi to cater to the black population. for decades, black towns were places where the violent norms of black life in america were at least temporarily quelled. From quaint main streets to natural wonders, these 12 rural mississippi towns are downright delightful. 1. louisville. between the tree lined streets, historic buildings, one of a kind shops, and variety of restaurants, it doesn’t get much more delightful than the small town of louisville. 2. A group of teen age boys attends the funeral of a friend who had been shot and killed after a dispute, an angular shadow from a tent rope crossing their solemn faces. “james poe burning trash. This tiny rural town felt like an island. even more remote than an island, it seemed detached from both space and time. mississippi is the last state in the country to retain the “southern.