May 28 The Worthy Women of Watkins Street Cemetery
Channel: Natchez National Historical Park
Date: 28/05/2016

Dorothy Sanders presents a Natchez History Minute about The Worthy Women of Watkins Street Cemetery who are in the process of restoring and maintaining the historic African-American burial ground. Created in 1909, the cemetery contains the plots of veterans and former slaves, as well as mass graves for the victims of the Rhythm Club fire.