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The Jewel of the Delta: The Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture and History
Speaker: Hermon Johnson Jr.

The Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture and History in Mound Bayou, Mississippi is not a typical museum. It calls itself an "Exposeum," where history isn’t just displayed: it’s uncovered, it’s confronted, and it’s honored. Rooted in the legacy of Mound Bayou, a unique town founded by formerly enslaved people in 1887, this museum is an active space for revealing parts of Black history that have been hidden, distorted, or forgotten. The museum, and the town, are places where the stories are personal. From the radical economic insight of the town’s founders to the civil rights work of local leaders, each exhibit is designed to show that Black history is not a series of tragedies—it’s legacy, it’s resistance, it’s joy, and it’s still happening.

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