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Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District

Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District is a historic neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, known as a hub for Black-owned businesses up until the 1970s. Named after a family that lived and had businesses on that street for four generations, the street became a flourishing business area after the imposition of legal segregation under Jim Crow. Read more on Wikipedia

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