Sep 6  The Contraband Camps of Natchez
Channel: Natchez National Historical Park
Date: 06/09/2016

Hannah Jackson, a junior at Natchez Early College Academy, presents today's Natchez History Minute about an article printed in the New York Times about the contraband camps at Natchez.  Upon the occupation of Natchez by Federal troops, thousands of freedmen flocked into the city seeking refuge, only to be placed into filthy, disease ridden camps where scores perished daily.