Booker T. Washington once called Mound Bayou a model of “thrift and self-government.” He called it that for good reason. Isaiah T. Montgomery and Benjamin T. Green – formerly enslaved by Joseph Davis, ...

MOUND BAYOU, Miss. (AP) — The tiny, all-Black town of Mound Bayou became a safe haven for Emmett Till’s mother as she traveled to Mississippi to testify in the murder trial of two white men who ...

A screening of the new movie "Till" takes place in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, a small town that was founded by former slaves in 1887 as a self-governing Black community (Oct. 28) . (AP Video by Emily ...

The first of series of 25 historical markers are being placed around the town of Mound Bayou's Heritage Walking Trail.The Bolivar Commercial reported that a local AARP chapter and the Historic Mound ...

Bolivar County lies down on the rich delta lands of Mississippi opposite the mouth of the Arkansas River. In 1887, when the track of what is now the dinky Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad was laid, ...

When the Oscars are handed out Sunday at the 95th Academy Awards, the film Till won’t be recognized. As it turns out, some of the most noticeable Oscar-nominated omissions this year are films made by ...

Founded by former slaves in 1887, Mound Bayou, Miss., was one of the country's first all-black towns. Here's a look into its historic past and... Here's What's Become Of A Historic All-Black Town In ...

The current issue of Oxford American magazine, known as "the Southern magazine of good writing," is nicknamed the "Visual South Issue." In its 100 under 100 list, the magazine identifies "the most ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mound Bayou’s former mayor has been indicted on charges that he stole city property and used it in his restaurant. The Bolivar County sheriff’s office said Kennedy Johnson turned ...

Teddy Roosevelt proclaimed it "The Jewel of the Delta." Booker T. Washington praised it as a model of "thrift and self-government." Mound Bayou, in the Mississippi Delta: a town founded in 1887 by ...