Ceremony for the Unveiling of the Natchez NAACP Headquarters Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker set for Monday, April 17, 2023

Mark your calendar! Make plans to attend!

Pictured in the foreground is Jack Seale, a major in the security guard of the Mississippi chapter of the Ku Klux Klan at Natchez. Hundreds of civil rights activists marched past him in downtown Natchez on Oct. 30, 1965. Photo courtesy of Historic Natchez Foundation

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Please join us for a special ceremony for the unveiling of the Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker in Natchez.

This historic event – a first in Natchez -- is set for 11 a.m. Monday, April 17, at the Dr. John Banks House at 9 St. Catherine St. It is free and open to the public. All are invited!

During the civil rights movement in the 1960s, the Dr. John Banks House became the headquarters for the Natchez Branch of the NAACP. It was home to NAACP President George Metcalfe and several workers in the movement. This event is being organized by the Natchez Civil Rights Trail Committee, the City of Natchez, Visit Natchez, Visit Mississippi, and the Mississippi Humanities Council.

For more information, call Roscoe Barnes III at 601-492-3004 or send email to roscoe@visitnatchez.org