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The Telfair Children's Art Museum is scheduled to open in 2023, housed within the Jepson Center.

As the legend goes, Mingo Beach is named after an enslaved Black man who was offered his freedom if he could make the hazardous trek to a rocky outcropping near the water. His name was Robin Mingo.

As the legend goes, Mingo Beach is named after an enslaved Black man who was offered his freedom if he could make the hazardous trek to a rocky outcropping near the water. His name was Robin Mingo.

>> being able to walk through slave quarters, being able to see how these people lived in our country and what happened here, i think it's a necessity to move on. so i think it's incredible that you did this. >> thank you. >> i know there has been controversy around tate and his film "the help," but i have to tell you, after spending time with tate and john, it's clear their efforts are having a positive impact on mississippi. we all know there is an enormous amount of work to be done in this country concerning race. basically, america needs some therapy. by confronting our dark history, we ca...

And if you'd like to, go on inside. >> i've never seen a slave quarters before. so many people from where i come, they never come here. they think think the stigma of dealing with something like this face-to-face is very difficult. but it's who we are. i'm very proud to be american. and any part of that is accepting it's part of ow history and moving on. i think that's what will make us a better country. so what's the response you get when people come to your home for the first time and see this? >> the misconception is by doing this you're glorifying the past. and really, what it is to show w...