Photo feature: Living history at Black and Blue Civil War event

Published 12:04 am Sunday, October 25, 2015

Civil Rights activist Dorie Ladner speaks to the crowd at the Black and Blue Civil War Living History event on the grounds of Historic Jefferson College. Ladner worked with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee’s Freedom Ballot project in Natchez in 1964 and 1966.  (Tim Givens / The Natchez Democrat)

Civil Rights activist Dorie Ladner speaks to the crowd at the Black and Blue Civil War Living History event on the grounds of Historic Jefferson College. Ladner worked with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee’s Freedom Ballot project in Natchez in 1964 and 1966. (Tim Givens / The Natchez Democrat)

Trumpet player Brian Echols performs for the crowd Saturday at Historic Jefferson College. This year’s Black and Blue Civil War Living History Camp connected the struggles of the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement, linking the stories of black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War with those of activists and advocates who helped organize the Civil Rights Movement in Natchez. (Tim Givens / The Natchez Democrat)

Trumpet player Brian Echols performs for the crowd Saturday at Historic Jefferson College. This year’s Black and Blue Civil War Living History Camp connected the struggles of the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement, linking the stories of black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War with those of activists and advocates who helped organize the Civil Rights Movement in Natchez. (Tim Givens / The Natchez Democrat)