He is now featured in Mississippi History Now
by Roscoe Barnes III
Mississippi History Now
August 2026
More than anyone else, Ser Seshsh Ab Heter-C. M. Boxley
has consistently and vigorously fought for the recognition of Natchez’s African
American history, and his impact, according to writers and historians, is
unmistakable.
Mississippi History Now
August 2026
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Ser Seshsh Ab Heter-Clifford M. Boxley is pictured in
this 2014 tintype photo wearing a 6th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery uniform at
the 150th anniversary of the Fort Pillow Massacre in Tennessee, which occurred
on April 12, 1864. Photo courtesy of Ser Boxley (Click on image to enlarge.) |
Boxley has been a warrior for justice and human rights for most of his life. He has established himself as an author, civil rights activist, and historian of the African American history of Natchez.
In the book, The Deepest South of All (Simon & Schuster, 2020), Richard Grant describes him as having “the air of a warrior… and his battlefield was the intersection of his history, memory, and tourism.”
During the 1960s, after spending many years working for justice and other causes in California, Boxley joined the Natchez Deacons for Defense and Justice, an organization that provided armed protection for the Black community and civil rights workers against the Ku Klux Klan. Among his various activities, Boxley assisted the Deacons with a fundraising campaign in California that allowed them to purchase firearms and acquire other resources for the struggle in Natchez.
See the full article at this link: https://mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/ser-seshsh-ab-heter-c-m-boxley-defender-and-pioneer-black-history-programs-natchez
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