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Founded by Freedmen, Forgotten by Textbooks: The Men Reviving Mound Bayou

MOUND BAYOU, Mississippi — On an early summer morning, Hermon Johnson Jr. walked the halls of the former band hall of the John F. Kennedy High School surrounded by archival photographs and rotating exhibits.

The historical records tell the story of Mound Bayou, Mississippi.

The small but mighty town is one of America’s first all-Black communities that centered Black political and economic advancement.

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**Mound Bayou: A Beacon of Hope Amid Adversity**

The museum building is erected in one of the most historic African American communities in the country, which was founded by former slaves of Joe Davis, the brother of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States.