Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Sadie V. Thompson School

1953-1972

— "ERA" Reunion Founded July 1994 —

Sadie V. Thompson School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 27, 2022

1. Sadie V. Thompson School Marker

Inscription.
In memory of the Afro-American Experience in Natchez Adams County Mississippi of segregated schools for black children. Our treatment was second class at best, but our principals and teachers were first class in their guidance and values. Full of hope and desire, we became some of the best. We will "forever" be grateful.

Lynda J. Williams Chair, Natchez College
Phillip "Bucket" West, Chairman "Emeritus"
Mary L. Toles, Chair, St. Francis High School

OFFICERS

Gloria M. Young, 1st Vice Chair
Dorothy Sutton, Recording Secretary
Laura Williams-Jackson, Treasurer
Leroy Hillard, Chaplain
Sheryl Woods, 2nd Vice Chair
Luruth Davis, Corresponding Secretary
Clara Pinkney, Assistant Treasurer
Mary Gladys Johnson, Parliamentarian

PAST CHAIRPERSONS

Phillip West (1994,1997, 2014, 2016)
Willie E. Minor (2003)
Eva Dunkley (2008, 2010)
Theodore West (2000)
Elijah Hawkins (2006)
Paul Bacon (2012)

Erected 2016 by ERA Reunion.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1997.

Location. 31° 34.196′ N, 91° 23.297′ W. Marker

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is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of North Union Street and Grant Street on North Union Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Richard Wright (approx. ¼ mile away); Wharlest Jackson, Sr. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Natchez Children's Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cottage Gardens (approx. half a mile away); Birthplace of Jackson State University (approx. half a mile away); Natchez City Cemetery (approx. 0.6

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 27, 2022

2. Sadie V. Thompson School Marker

miles away); The Burn (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gerard Brandon IV House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.

More about this marker. Located at the northern terminus of Grant Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,095 times since then and 167 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.