Meridian to Natchez took me clear across nearly the breadth of Mississippi... through Chunky, Forest, Mize, Monticello, and other towns. Staying off the interstate has its rewards.
Natchez is a study in contrasts that should surprise no one a little familiar with Southern history--from the elegance and charm of the antebellum houses to ramshackle structures nearby to the depravity of the slave trade and those who fought to defend it and those who celebrated the defenders.
