Isaac Ross Papers
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Description
An article and photographs of Prospect Hill Plantation and the Isaac Ross family cemetery is featured on the second page of the January 28, 1968 edition of the Clarion-Ledger Jackson Daily News. The article details some of the Ross family history and the role the Ross family played in returning several slaves to Africa as part of the American Colonization Society.
Publication Date
1-28-1968
Time Period
1960-1969
Subjects
Newspaper clippings; Plantations; Cemeteries; Slaves
Keywords
newspapers; monuments; plantation owners; Prospect Hill Plantation; cemeteries; enslaved persons
Geographic Location
Jackson (Miss.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
newspaper: two leaves
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_42_1968-01-28_Clipping
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Isaac Ross Papers
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Isaac Ross Papers, Clipping, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University
