Mound Bayou
Mississippi Delta town founded in 1887 by formerly enslaved people as an all-Black self-governing community.
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Founded by Isaiah T. Montgomery and Benjamin Green. The town ran its own bank, schools, electric utility, and hospital — Taborian Hospital served Black Mississippians from across the Delta during Jim Crow. Visiting today is a pilgrimage for Black town builders.
Location
Main Street, Mound Bayou, MS, USA
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