#VisitNatchez
On Friday, June 18, 202, I had the privilege of attending
a special ceremony at the Forks of the Road site in Natchez. The city officially
turned the site over to the Natchez National Historical Park, a unit of the
National Park Service (NPS). The Forks of the Road site was one of the largest
slave markets in the United States. I’m pictured here with Mayor Dan Gibson
(center), and Barney Schoby Jr., who gave a passionate presentation as a
soldier with the USCT 6th Regiment, Heavy Artillery, US Colored Troops.
I was honored to join these distinguished men in the photo. They are, from left: Devin Heath, executive director of Visit Mississippi (my boss); Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson, and Congressman Michael Guest. It was significant that this event occurred on the eve of Juneteenth.
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