Online Tour of Places of Importance to the African American Community in Natchitoches

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Site 1-Cane River Baptisms Site 2-Uncle Jack Statue Site 3-Horn Street Business District ["ApeYard"] Site 4-South Ape Yard Site 5-Don Theater Site 6-Freedmen's Bureau Site 7-Freedmen's Bureau School Site 8-First Baptist Church, Second Street/Raiford Blount [also, Rayford Blunt] Site 9-American Cemetery-John Gideon Lewis Site 10-Demery's Club/Contemporary Gentlemen's Club Twenty-One Site 11-Dawn of Light Masonic Lodge Site 12-St. Anthony Catholic Church Site 13-Dr. E. A. Johnson and Mrs. Crittie Johnson, Home and Office Article Site 14-Asbury Methodist Church Site 15-Morgan Hotel, aka Brown Bomber Hotel Site 16-Sam Williams' Blacksmith Shop Site 17-Texas and Pacific Train Depot Site 18-Recreation Center/City Swimming Pool Site 19-Dr. E. A. and Crittie Johnson Home Site 20-Manuel's Nightclub

Site 21-Mama Fannie's Boarding House Site 22-Lincoln Institute, Natchitoches Parish Training School/Central High School, Self-Help Shopping Center, Ben Johnson Auditorium Site 23-North Street Boxing Club Site 24-Ben Johnson Casket Company Site 25-Winnfield Insurance Company Site 26-First Baptist Church, North Site 27-Winnfield Funeral Home Site 28-First Baptist Church, Amulet Site 29-Jackson Square Cemetery Site 30-Catanese Grocery Site 31-Martin Luther King Memorial Article Site 32-North Natchitoches Elementary Site 33-Central High School Site 34-Burton's Place Breda Town Serenaders Pacale Jackson Square Black-owned Businesses Ben Johnson

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