Natchez 300th Anniversary Special | Mississippi Roads | MPB
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- Walt visits Natchez to celebrate the city’s 300th birthday. Join him as he takes us to Emerald Mound, one of the nation’s largest Indian mounds, then visits with famed Natchez author Greg Iles to learn about the city’s colorful history. Walt also explores how the Mississippi River made Natchez one of the richest cities in America, but also made it the location of an infamous slave market, the Forks of the Road. Movie producer and Natchez native Jennifer Ogden Combs tells how the 300th birthday has brought all segments of the Natchez community together, reflecting on their city’s legacy in new ways.
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I was born in Natchez but my dad moved around a lot following oil rig jobs so I have no memory of Natchez. I don't know where we lived. I was borned very premature & there were no NICU'S back then. You either made it or you didn't. I was a twin but my mother lost my twin at about 5 months & it hadn't developed enough to know the gender. My mother fought to not have a d&c after losing my twin saying she was still carrying a baby. That was unheard of in 1948. So I was born at 7 1/2 months, small and a blue baby. The doctor said I was not living but thanks to a wonderful nurse there in the hospital, which I never knew her name, she would not give up on me. She kept rubbing my little body warming me up, shaking me & blowing in my face until finally I took a breath. My mother was crying & thanking her. The nurse told her I was a fighter. I was. I had asthma & pneumonia often but here I am, 75 years old & still fighting health issues & winning. God just had a plan for me. I want to visit Natchez soon just to see were I made my entrance to this world & sadly I can't go back & find that nurse who cared enough to not quit on me.
This is RIDICULOUS 20,000 PPL died and this is the convo 🤦🏾♀️ this is CRAZY
Born and raised in Mississippi love Mississippi
This past year my wife & I drove from Natchez up to Jackson... It was beautiful. Hopefully we will be able to finish that drive one day...
Mississippi is a beautiful state.Drove through SR 61 on my way to Arkansas(Winter 1980).
The last time I was there was in 1981,,,,Lord I fell in love with this city, and I Wish I could get back down there again!!
Loves Mississippi...Great beautiful state...Many sweet people of all COLORS....Great video..thanks
Just visited Natchez for the first time. Definitely has a unique, charm about it. Lots of history. Beautiful architecture.
Lest we not forget the devil's punchbowl that they've conveniently OMITTED from this historical account. Interestingly enough, not one bit surprised. 🤔😐
thank you for posting
They didn't mention that the born into slavery, biracial barber, William T. Johnson, owned slaves and mentions using the whip on them in his diary. He owned a farm outside of town, as well as employed enslaved barbers in his shops. The Barber of Natchez by Edwin Adams Davis and William Ransom Hogan is an excellent book and really gives one a view into the daily life of the antebellum Natchez and Mr. Johnson in particular.
We went on a field trip to Natchez, & as a black girl-this place completely creeped me out. They kept romanticizing the architecture & history like they do in this documentary. 😕
Wonderful loved it thank
Great job, Walt.
Our first visit to Natchez was just recent. found it just fascinating didn't get to see all and will make sure to go back. people were just great places were wonderful, and the history that is there is necessary today as ever. thanks for posting this
been there... its awesome. well worth the time and money spent.
Well done!
How can u say they abandoned? What did the French the Spanish and English say when they drove the natives out.
Natchez is one of the few places that has a lot of southern history. Been there many time. La history has been wipe out by storms.
I loved Natchez, lived there 1980-1986.