A Place In History

You'll see it nearly everywhere you look. From the thousands of artifacts on display at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, to the grand turn-of-the-century architecture that graces the campus of Tougaloo College. From the proud civil rights legacy of Medgar Evers, to the intricate cultural tapestry that is the Farish Street Historical District, Jackson is alive with African-American heritage. Spend a day, or a week, with us and we guarantee you'll leave feeling uplifted and enriched by the experience.

Sites to see, sounds to hear, and things to do…

Explore the Farish Street Historical District, a 125-acre late nineteenth century grid-patterned neighborhood, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, where you'll find over 100 years of rich African-American heritage. Visit the newly renovated Alamo Theater and then stop in at Birdland (formerly known as The Crystal Palace Night Club) where the likes of Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, and Louis Armstrong once performed.

Follow the historic route along our Civil Rights Driving Tour featuring sites such as: Freedom Corner, the former home of slain NAACP Field Secretary Medgar Evers, the Medgar Evers Library/Statue, Jackson State University, Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center, and the historic Tougaloo College, the future home of Mississippi’s National Civil Rights Heritage Museum.

Other sites along the Driving Tour will have you singing along at one of our historic churches: Christ Temple Church of Christ Holiness, U.S.A. Old Mt. Helm Baptist Church, Central United Methodist Church, Farish Street Baptist Church, or Woodworth Chapel at Tougaloo College.

We've only begun to share the story…there's so much more.