Rochelle O.
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This was my first time visiting this area. The historic train depot was cool with a lot of interesting historic facts I never knew about. The staff were friendly. The first floor showcased the mardi gras costumes, famous Black blues singers, the Spanish trail, the history of Mississippi from the 1700s through to hurricane Katrina. I liked how everything was displayed. The second floor was the artwork of Alice Moseley, whom I had never heard of before. The artwork was nice and showed the life and times through her eyes. However, I was triggered by a couple of the pieces, and I don't get triggered easily. Again, I understand it was history and the times she was living in. However, seeing the Grim Reaper chasing black people with his scythe in the field in one painting and an older white lady sitting in a rocking chair while three young black kids fanned her (who I assume was Alice herself) in another painting, were very triggering and I felt them to be disturbing, distasteful and disheartening to be hanging up and displayed...almost glorifying it. I didn't get pictures of those as I was in shock, I suppose. After that, I wanted to leave Mississippi all together. However, I stayed and explored the next town over. Overall, the depot itself was a good experience.
