Rust College
Rust College
Founded in 1866 to provide basic education for newly-freed adults and children.
150 Rust Avenue
Holly Springs, Mississippi 38635
Jacqueline House African American Museum
Jacqueline House African American Museum
Celebrates the rich legacy of African Americans in Warren County, Mississippi
1325 Main Street
Vicksburg, Mississipp
Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Mound Bayou was founded by former slaves led by Isaiah Montgomery in 1887 as an independent African American community.
202 West Main Street
Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Ida B. Wells Museum
Ida B. Wells Museum
Features a collection of artifacts belonging to journalist, suffragist, and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells
220 North Randolph Street
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University is the oldest public historically black land-grant institution in the United States and the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Mississippi.
The Piney Woods School
The Piney Woods School
Founded by Laurence C. Jones in 1909, it is the largest, independent African American boarding school in the United States.
5096 US Highway 49
Piney Woods, Mississippi
William Johnson House
William Johnson House
Explores the lives of free African Americans in the pre-Civil War South
210 State Street
Natchez, Mississippi