Multi-Cultural Attractions
The Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center (pictured above) is part of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art and is a reconstruction of the original house built by Pleasant Reed in the late 19th century destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A visit to the Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center provides a rare opportunity to see how an African American born into slavery persevered in spite of daunting circumstances. Pleasant Reed was not the only individual born a slave who later built his family a house with funds earned in the post-Civil War economy; but his home is one of the few that that can be identified with a particular African American builder and homeowner. Authentic items that were used by the Reed family in the late 19th and early 20th century can be seen throughout the house.
Also on display in the Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center is the exhibition, The Native Guard: A Photographic History of Ship Island's African American Regiment, with photographs from the collection of C. P. ("Kitty") Weaver of Massachusetts found in the diary of Colonel Nathan W. Daniels. The exhibition records the history of the 2nd Regiment of Louisiana Native Guards that served for the Union at Ship Island in the Mississippi Sound during the Civil War. Passages from the poetry of Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey were inspired by the history of the Native Guards.
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100 Men Hall
- 303 Union Street
- Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
- Phone: (228) 342-5770
100 Men Hall is a historic structure that aficionados’ of historic black culture and music will find very interesting! Although there is not much official history on the hall or the group that built it, an old corn ...
MORE INFORMATIONBiloxi City Cemetery - "Old Biloxi Cemetery"
- 1166 Irish Hill Drive
- Biloxi, MS 39530
Biloxi City Cemetery also known as “Old Biloxi Cemetery” is a rewarding experience if you love history! There are headstones dating back to the 1800’s, and some very famous people are laid to rest here. ...
MORE INFORMATIONMississippi Blues Trail - Gulf Coast Markers
- Throughout the Coast
- Biloxi, MS 39531
The Mississippi Blues Trail - Dedicated to preserving the state's musical heritage! Formed in 2003 by the Mississippi Blues Commission, the trail features historical markers and interpretive sites throughout Mississippi. ...
MORE INFORMATIONSt. Augustine Seminary & Grotto
- 199 Seminary Drive
- Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
- Phone: (228) 467-6414
The Brothers of the Divine Word Missionaries established St Augustine Seminary & Grotto in 1922! St. Augustine Seminary was the first Roman Catholic Seminary, in the entire United States, to train and ordain African- ...
MORE INFORMATIONSt. Rose de Lima Catholic Church
- 301 South Necaise Avenue
- Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
- Phone: (228) 467-7347 | Fax: (228) 467-7740
The history of St. Rose de Lima Church and school are interrelated and it goes back over one hundred years! In 1868, the first school in Bay St. Louis, MS for African Americans opened with twenty-four black children in a ...
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