Thursday, March 30, 2023

Natchez Freedom Trail Marker

Date set for unveiling ceremony

This ceremony is free and open to the public.

I’m happy to announce that we finally have a date for the unveiling of the Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker in Natchez. The ceremony is set for 11 a.m. Monday, April 17, at the Dr. John Banks House at 9 St. Catherine St. (See attached flyer.)

Details about the ceremony will be shared soon.

Photo caption: 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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