Honoring those who served

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It was an honor to assist the  Home for Heroes Foundation with the annual Wreaths Across America campaign at the Natchez National Cemetery. Photo by Jackie Smith 

Wreaths Across America 2024 in Natchez

This image is from the front page of The Natchez Democrat (Sunday, December 15, 2024)

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Natchez's second Mississippi Freedom Trail marker featured on Delta News TV

 

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See the story at this link:

https://www.deltanews.tv/news/new-freedom-trail-marker/article_2116c0a6-b3fd-11ef-b498-ab4e2a63681a.html

'Natchez: From Past to Present'

 

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Screenshot from the short film, “Natchez: From Past to Present,” which premieres today, December 12, 2024, at the Visit Natchez at the Depot visitor center.

Natchez's second Freedom Trail marker is now posted

This image is from the front page of The Natchez Democrat (Friday, December 6, 2024)

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The Mississippi Freedom Trail markers are administered by Visit Mississippi and the Mississippi Humanities Council. The markers serve to commemorate the people and places in the state that played a pivotal role in the American Civil Rights Movement.

Freedom marker honoring Deacons for Defense and Justice is posted

Unveiling ceremony was held on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Zion Chapel A.ME. Church 

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Janice J. Herbert and Willie Carter say they are happy and proud to see the Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring the Natchez Deacons for Defense and Justice.  The marker is now posted at 319 N. Dr. M.L.King Jr. St., in front of the building that was home to Donnan’s Barbershop. The barbershop was the meeting place for the Natchez Deacons. Herbert is the daughter of the late James “Big Jack” Jackson, who was president of the Natchez Deacons. Carter is the current owner of the old barbershop building. The Mississippi Freedom Trail is administered by the Mississippi Humanities Council in partnership with Visit Mississippi.