Museum
Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center
7 locals recommend
Location
528 Bloom St
Jackson, MS
Farish Street Historic District
Tips from locals
Located in Jackson's first public school building for African-Americans, this museum, named after a former slave who went on to become the first African-American Alderman in Jackson, chronicles the everyday lives and culture of people of African descent living in the South during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Built in 1894 as Jackson's first public school for black children, today the building is a comprehensive depository of artifacts portraying African-American Mississippians' experience in the fields of history, art, music and literature.
Site of the first school for African Americans, displays history and achievements of African American Mississippians.
Beautiful museum that highlights contributions made to Mississippi and to America by African American people. It was an emotional experience for me the first time I visited. I would recommend you go and see it