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My friend and I visited the Smith Robertson Museum while in Jackson, Ms on a road trip. We had researched historical places in and around Jackson and this museum came up. It's not widely advertised and most locals we asked were not familiar with it. DO NOT LET THIS DETER YOU!!! This museum is a GEM and a "MUST-SEE". It has numerous exhibits about the school and its namesake, Mr. Richard Wright (the author of Native Son), black life in Jackson during its heyday, black-owned enterprise(Dotty Cab fleet), a walk through model slave ship, a mini museum dedicated to Jackson's own Medgar Evers(civil rights activist) hand outs with black historical figures and little known facts.....AND SO MUCH MORE! The museum and the director Charlene Thompson are delightful plus admission price is only a...
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We used this space for our luncheon and it was perfect. We were able to rent the entire museum so we could do a self guided tour and move directly into the luncheon. There were 65 people in attendance and the auditorium was a perfect and comfortable fit.
The theme for the entire reunion was “Taking it back to our roots” so it added to the theme, giving us some great history of our home state and city.
It’s easy to decorate because the museum is decor itself. We only added tablecloths and centerpieces to the tables in the auditorium and a balloon arch in the “sunroom” where we also housed the food. It has a full kitchen so it made it easier to for the caterer.
This is a great place to either visit for history enrichment, to host an event or both! Thank you to Ms Theresa and Ms Alyssa for...
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The museum is awesome!!! There are new exhibits up since I last went in 2017. I really enjoy coming here. I learn something new everytime. This museum is for people of all ages. Not only do my children really like coming, but my husband as well. The Christmas party was nice. Some of the staff were a little upset because they were trying to close before 8 when the program was over and wanted to put up everything, but other staff allowed us to tour at our own pace as well as enjoy the refreshments that were being served. I think new people need to be over the serving next year. However, it was overall very nice! I will go back...
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