Literary Landmark: The William Johnson House
Natchez, Miss.
Dedicated February 26, 2005
Partners: United States Park Service, Friends of the Judge George W. Armstrong Library, and Friends of Mississippi Libraries
William Johnson (1809-1851) was a free African American Businessman and Diarist. His diary, covering the period from 1835-1851 and published in 1951, contains an extensive description of everyday pre-Civil War life; it is a valuable contribution to the literature of the antebellum South.
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