The Natchez Association for the Preservation of African American Culture (NAPAC) was created in 1990 to research, collect, exhibit, interpret and preserve the cultural and historical contributions of African Americans in the growth of Natchez and the nation.
And so began, the Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture on May 4, 1991.
We Exist To Tell Our Story:
NAPAC through its Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture has been telling this story to visitors from around the world the history of the African American community in Natchez. The story is an amazing one, from its beginnings with the earliest arrival of Africans in the Natchez area in the 1700s, through the challenges of slavery, reconstruction, and the struggle for civil rights, to the current time where the achievements of many African American Natchezians are now celebrated.
Be sure to stop by the museum and pick up a free copy of their African American History Trail in Natchez - a Self-Guided Tour of 27 historical sites of significance to the African American and Civil Rights history of Natchez.
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Richard Wright display
Phillip West, Natchez's first Black Mayor since reconstruction, speaking to visitors
Museum Display
Museum Display
Rhythm Night Club Fire - April 23,1940
Cotton in America display
Visitors at the Museum
Visitor Hours, More Information and Location Map
The Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture is Monday thru Saturday from 9am to 4pm.
For more information:
- Email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Phone - 601.493.4550
- Website - www.visitnapac.net
301 Main Street
Natchez, Mississippi 39120 (click to view a map)
