Did You Know That There’s An All Black Town In Mississippi Founded By Former Slaves?

Did You Know That There’s An All Black Town In Mississippi Founded By Former Slaves?

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated August 19, 2023

The city of 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. By 1900, this small

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