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Showing posts with label Mississippi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mississippi. Show all posts

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Mammy's Cupboard, Natchez, MS, USA

Mammy's Cupboard, Natchez, MS, USA
Dating from the American Civil War era and originating in the southern US The "mammy archetype" is one of the best-known archetypes of African American women. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines "mammy" as "a black woman serving as a nurse to white children especially formerly in the southern United States". Given that while there may be a more "politically incorrect" building than Mammy's Cupboard somewhere out there I for one have not come across it. Located in Natchez, MS ...