This list of African American Historic Places in Mississippi is based on a book by the

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, The Preservation Press, the

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, and the

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. Some of these sites are on the

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(''NR'') as independent sites or as part of a larger

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. Several of the sites are

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(''NRL''). Others have

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historical markers (''HM''). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.

Adams County

Natchez Natchez may refer to: Places * Natchez, Alabama, United States * Natchez, Indiana, United States * Natchez, Louisiana, United States * Natchez, Mississippi, a city in southwestern Mississippi, United States * Grand Village of the Natchez, a site o ...

** China Grove Plantation ** Glen Aubin **

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** Pine Ridge Church **

Smith-Bontura-Evans House The Smith-Bontura-Evans-House, also known as Evansview and as Bontura, is a historic house and business built by Robert D. Smith in Natchez, Mississippi. A free African American, Smith built the combined building for his livery business and a G ...

** William Johnson House

Alcorn County

* Alcorn ** Oakland Chapel

Bolivar County Bolivar County ( ) is a County (United States), county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 30,985. Its county seats are Rosedale, Mississippi, Roseda ...

* Mound Bayou ** I.T. Montgomery House

Claiborne County

*Port Gibson ** Golden West Cemetery

Hancock County

* Bay St. Louis ** Beach Boulevard Historic District ** Sycamore Street Historic District ** Washington Street Historic District

Harrison County

* Biloxi ** Pleasant Reed Home

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* Jackson ** Alex Williams House **

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Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District is a historic neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, known as a hub for Black-owned businesses up until the 1970s. Named after a family that lived and had businesses on that street for four generations, ...

Mississippi State Capitol The Mississippi State Capitol or the “New Capitol,” has been the seat of the state’s government since it succeeded the old statehouse in 1903. Located in Jackson, it was designated as a Mississippi Landmark in 1986, a National Historic La ...

** Smith Robertson Elementary School, ** West Capitol Street Historic District * Tougaloo ** John W. Boddie House

Jackson County

* Ocean Springs ** Thomas Isaac Keys House

Jefferson County

* Lorman ** Alcorn State University Historic District

Jefferson Davis County

* Prentiss ** 1907 House

Lauderdale County

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** Carnegie Branch Library **

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** Meridian Baptist Seminary **

Merrehope Historic District There are nine historic districts in Meridian, Mississippi. Each of these districts is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One district, Meridian Downtown Historic District, is a combination of two older districts, Meridian Urban ...

** Wechsler School

Leflore County

* Greenwood ** Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal

Marshall County

* Holly Springs ** Mississippi Industrial College Historic District ** Oakview ** Sprires Bolling HouseBrochure funded by the Holly Springs Tourism & Recreation Bureau

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** South Central Aberdeen Historic District

Oktibbeha County Oktibbeha County is a county in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census the population was 51,788. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meanin ...

* Starkville ** Odd Fellows Cemetery

Warren County Warren County is the name of fourteen counties in the USA. Some are named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War: * Warren County, Georgia * Warren County, Illinois * Warren County ...

* Vicksburg ** Beulah Cemetery

References

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