The interpretive center is exceptional, providing detailed historical information along the civil…read morerights trail.rț

This amazing piece of property is steps away from the Sumner courthouse, and we all know what it's…read moreknown for. When I think about '55-- My paternal great-grandfather worked here then, living his humble grocer's life, a Chinese liaison bridging Black and White tensions, lending to his Black customers until they could get paid from the cotton work. It was a rotten, hard filled with racism. And now it's the interpretive center. The space was rather large, clean, sparse. The photos and his grocery sign and all of the sad memory that is commemorated here-- set and opened with the intention of starting dialogue of racial reconciliation. It was one of the most sobering moments of my life. The kind young man working here told me that my jin was very good to him and his family as he grew up, and he told me some stories of being a kid and buying snacks here. He let me walk every inch of the place, trying to imagine my relatives living in the rear of their store. I aim to head back for a visit, whenever it is "safe" to.

Greenwood, MS: A significant military battle occurred here when Confederate forces successfully…read moredrove back three Union ironclads, forcing Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to seek another route to Vicksburg. "Star of the West" : In 1861 the first shot of the War between the States was fired at this vessel in Charleston Harbor at Fort Sumter. The "Star of the West" was captured by Confederates and scuttled (deliberate sinking of a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull) in 1863 in the Tallahatchie River at Fort Pemberton, three miles from Greenwood."

It gets a 3 cause seriously how can anybody be a fan of a courthouse....That being said this is a…read morereally nice courthouse especially since they renovated it back in the early 2000's...4 floors with at least 6 courtrooms, possibly 8...4/16/13 was my first time back in it since probably 2003 or '04...still a nice facility for the dispensing of decisions on the law....I would say Justice but if you're looking for Justice in a courtroom then you're in the wrong place.... I always liked the renovations because they were able to keep the old wood, marble and timeless feel while bringing it into the 21st Century technology wise...some of these new courthouses have such a modern, almost sterile, quality to them and they don't really carry that imposing gravitas that I feel a courthouse should carry... When you walk in this place you get that heavy feeling settling on you that this is a place for the dispensing of judgment and let's one know serious matters are considered and handled here...which I think is an appropriate feeling for a courthouse....

No one will answer the phones. They all go to voice mail or tell you to call back later. You will…read morehave to make a trip up there to get a simple question answered. Unacceptable. This is supposed to be the people's courthouse.

This rather imposing building sits on Jackson Street in old downtown Monroe just north of St…read moreFrancis Medical Center... It used to house a post office on the main floor but due to the need to expand the District Court operations the post office has been sent packing to a new location... Upgrades and a remodel of the building are supposedly in the planning stages... However, the action is on the 2nd floor where Federal District Court, Western District, Monroe Division resides... the only thing on this floor is the courtroom itself and the Judge's chambers... The courtroom is imposing and spartan at the same time; when you walk in you are struck by the weight or significance of why you are there and that's what a good courtroom should instill in people...