
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Natchez, MS
April 19, 2025 @ 1:00 pm–4:00 pm
Join us as Lafayette returns to Natchez after 200 years!
Sponsored by the American Friends of Lafayette, the Natchez Historical Society, the Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Historic Natchez Foundation!
Time and place: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 1 to 4 pm
Historic Natchez Foundation, 108 S. Commerce Street, Natchez, Mississippi
The program:
1:00 pm Lafayette (Ben Goldman) arrives
1:30 pm “Lafayette Visits Mississippi as the Guest of the Nation”– Brother Rogers
2:00 pm Musical Performance – Tyler Diaz
2:45 pm “Lafayette Really Delivered!” – Chuck Schwam
3:00 pm “Lafayette and the Anti-Slavery Cause” – Alan R. Hoffman
For more info, click here: Natchez flyer – April 19 2025