Celebration set for Saturday, April 19 at Historic Natchez Foundation
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Brother Rogers, historian at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and secretary-treasurer for the Mississippi Historical Society, is one of several people who will speak about Lafayette's return to Natchez on April 19. |
200th anniversary of Lafayette’s return to Natchez
A special program celebrating the 200th anniversary of
Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Natchez will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 19, at the Historic Natchez Foundation at 108 S. Commerce
Street. It is free and open to the public.
The program is titled, “Lafayette Returns to Natchez
after 200 Years.” It is sponsored by the American Friends of Lafayette, the
Natchez Historical Society, the Natchez Museum of African American History and
Culture, and the Historic Natchez Foundation.
Lafayette played a crucial role in the nation’s victory
in the American Revolution.
The program will feature presentations by actor Ben
Goldman, historian Brother Rogers, and electric guitarist Tyler Diaz. Other
participants include Chuck Schwam, executive director of the American Friends
of Lafayette and Alan Hoffman, president of the AFL.
For more information and to register, visit https://friendsoflafayette.wildapricot.org/event-6138817
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