Natchez Confronts History as Former Slave Market Transformed into Bed and Breakfast
• Natchez was one of the largest slave trade markets in Mississippi and the country before the Civil War • A Black couple transformed a former slave quarters in Natchez into a bed and breakfast to highlight the history • Historic sites in Natchez have long downplayed slavery but are now installing exhibits and telling a more complete history • The city donated the site of a former slave market to the National Park Service as part of reckoning with the past • A history consultant says Natchez has finally "cracked the nut" on acknowledging its pivotal role in the slave trade