Bank of Holly Springs

Events planned with focus on slave dwellings

With more than 22 identified former quarters for enslaved persons, Holly Springs is the focus of increased interest from nationally known academic and tourism experts.

These historic buildings are in great need of study and documentation.

As part of that effort, several events will take place in addition to the upcoming Behind the Big House program this April.

As part of a broader effort to interpret slave dwelling sites in North Mississippi, the University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture is sponsoring a visit by preservation architect Jobie Hill, an expert on slave dwelling architecture. In addition to her visit to Oxford, she will visit Holly Springs to give a talk on her Saving Slave Houses project. The talk will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 20, at the Eddie Lee Smith Multi-Purpose Building. It is free and open to the public.

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