Oakes African-American Cultural Center
Yazoo City, MS, US / MS
Location Description
This Cultural Center provides a means of learning about past artists who have succeeded in spite of adverse conditions, who have achieved fame and have had to concentrate on basis need rather than cultural or enrichment needs. It is a learning center for historic events and outstanding people of this area. The Oakes home is devoted to the collection and preservation of original source materials, millions of priceless pictures, art pieces, unique manuscripts. Some papers and letters dated back as far a 1868.
Location Category
- HOUSES - [general]
- HOUSES - Condos / Townhouses
- HOUSES - Period Homes / Historic
Architecture Style
- 1800s / Civil War
