The Alluvial Collective is coordinating a public engagement project in collaboration with photographer Mikael Levin, who is doing an extended photography series on historic sites of slave rebellion. He has photographed three sites in Mississippi, including that of the Second Creek Conspiracy of 1861 in Adams County. One of his main goals is for the work to create entry points for dialogue within the communities where the events occurred.
Public events will include a visit to the photo exhibit and a panel featuring the photographer and a local historian, followed by a 90- to 120-minute structured dialogue of up to 40 participants per session. The photo exhibit and subsequent dialogues will be hosted at the Natchez Museum of African American Culture (NAPAC) in Natchez and at the Southwest MS Center for Culture & Learning at Alcorn State University. Local conveners, including the host sites as well as other local organizations, will publicize and promote the events, while the Alluvial Collective will facilitate the community engagement circles and the panels.