On this date in 1887, Mound Bayou was founded, by Isaiah Montgomery and his fellow freedmen. Isaiah Montgomery was a key figure in the establishment of the town, which became one of the first successful all-African American towns in the United States. It was located in the Mississippi Delta and aimed to provide African Americans with a community where they could live independently and manage their own affairs. Mound Bayou played an important role in the history of African American self-sufficiency during the post-Reconstruction era.
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