Discover the history of all the peoples of Natchez, Mississippi, from European settlement, African enslavement, the American cotton economy, to the Civil Rights struggle on the lower Mississippi River.

Melrose and its landscape present a comprehensive picture of the Southern planter class and the enslaved people who lived and worked there.

Melrose Mansion

One of two remaining slave cabins at the Melrose estate

Melrose Slave Cabin

Visitors to the William Johnson House can see many original furnishings.

Inside the William Johnson House

The William Johnson House provides a window into the life of a free man of color whose published diary and personal papers provide a detailed account of daily life in the antebellum south.

William Johnson House

The furnished slave cabin at Melrose helps to illustrate  the daily life of the enslaved.

Natchez National Historical Park

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Nearby Parks

Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge

St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge