The Historic Natchez Foundation, Natchez National Historical Park, and Our Restoration Nation are excited to host Joe McGill and his nationally acclaimed Slave Dwelling Project to Natchez April 14-15.  On Friday, April 14^th, at 6 pm, McGill will give a lecture at the Historic Natchez Foundation titled “The Educational Value of Sleeping in Slave Dwellings: Mississippi Edition.”  On Saturday, April 15^th, McGill will host a campfire conversation about slavery and the legacy it left on this nation at the Auburn slave quarters at 6 pm.  The events are both free and open to the public.

Joseph McGill, Jr. is a history consultant for Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina, and the founder and director of The Slave Dwelling Project. Previously, as a field officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Mr. McGill worked to revitalize the Sweet Auburn commercial district in Atlanta, Georgia, and to develop a management plan for the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area. He is a former executive director of the African American Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a former director of history and culture at Penn Center, St. Helena Island, South Carolina. He has also served as a National Park Service park ranger at Fort Sumter National Monument in Charleston.

The Historic Natchez Foundation is located at 108 S. Commerce St. and Auburn is at 400 Duncan Avenue, both in Natchez.  Please use the parking lot in the rear of Auburn, which is accessed from the second road on the right inside the Duncan Park Gate. 

Contact Carter Burns at the Historic Natchez Foundation for more information: 601-442-2500 and carterburns@natchez.org.