Prominent white families dress up in hoopskirts and Confederate uniforms for ritual celebrations of the Old South, yet Natchez is also progressive enough to elect a gay black man for mayor with 91% of the vote. Today it has the greatest concentration of antebellum mansions in the South, and a culture full of unexpected contradictions. Natchez, Mississippi, once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in America, and its wealth was built on slavery and cotton. The event will be available to watch on our Youtube channel here.īestselling travel writer Richard Grant offers an entertaining and profound look at a city like no other. Registration for this event is now closed. Square Books and Lemuria Books are pleased to present The Deepest South of All: A conversation with Richard Grant and Greg Iles on Monday, August 31st at 6:00 pm CST.
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