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Roxie is a town in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 497 at the 2010 census, down from 569 at the 2000 census. This rural town developed with the construction of railroads in the area.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Nrhp Reference NumberNameImageLocality74001047Natchez 31°32′42″N 91°23′34″W / 31.71000448Biloxi 30°23′33″N 88°51′46″W / 30.72000702Wayside 33°10′08″N 91°09′32″W / 33.78001576Homestead #6214 - Application Number 14748 – March 17, 1892. America Hunt, a mulatto woman, was born into slavery in Kentucky in approximately 1820. By 1840, she belonged to Henry Hunt and lived on his plantation near Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi.
May 24, 2024 · Born on Rucker Plantation in Roxie, Mississippi, Richard Wright was the grandson of a slave and is now remembered for his now timeless works of Southern literature, including “Black Boy” and “ Native Son .”.
Peter Hunt was born enslaved in 1844 on the plantation of Captain Henry Hunt in Amite County, Mississippi. He was described as 5'10" tall, gray eyes, mulatto, and hard to distinguish from a white man. Peter had been taught to read and write. His mother, also enslaved, was named America Hunt.
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Aug 3, 2020 · (July 31, 2020) A historic marker on the Mississippi River Bluff and Woodlawn Avenue in Natchez, commemorates Richard Wright, who was born just 20-miles or so out of Natchez in Roxie, Mississippi. An author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction, Wright’s literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African ...
