The Rosa Foundation continues the successful and nationally recognized program of Behind the Big House (BTBH), an annual public event in Holly Springs, MS. It will be held on the Craft property at 184 S. Memphis Street over four days, April 3-6, 2024. The property includes the 1847 living quarters and kitchen built for enslaved Africans and the 1851 family home of Hugh and Elizabeth Craft.
In its twelfth year, the program highlights the history and culture of enslaved Africans in northern Mississippi through public tours facilitated by experienced historical interpreters. Our experts will address the daily lives and work of enslaved adults and children, a narrative that has often been overlooked, within the context of the social, economic, and cultural context of northern Mississippi in the mid-19th century. Scholars from the humanities will be onsite to assist with important conversations concerning the era of slavery and emancipation and the influence of this history on contemporary Mississippi.
Our goal is that visitors to this program will gain further understanding and appreciation for African American history in northern Mississippi, claim the responsibility to preserve and promote this history and culture, and based on this shared knowledge, will work to achieve a more equitable and improved quality of life for current and future generations.
