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Roxie is located in western Franklin County. U.S. Routes 84 and 98 pass through the town, leading east 11 miles (18 km) to Meadville , the county seat , and west 22 miles (35 km) to Natchez . According to the United States Census Bureau , Roxie has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km 2 ), all land.
Blantonia. Lorman. Jefferson. Brierfield Plantation. Davis Bend 32°09′12″N91°07′15″W / 32.15320°N 91.12094°W / 32.15320; -91.12094 (Brierfield) Warren. Built 1847 by Jefferson Davis adjacent to his older brother's Hurricane Plantation; destroyed by fire in 1931. [citation needed] 83000949. Cherry Grove Plantation.
Jan 21, 2007 · Richard Wright (1908-1960) Best-selling author, social critic and influential literary figure Richard Wright was born on September 4, 1908, to Nathan Wright and Ella Wilson, both children of slaves, on a plantation near Roxie, Mississippi. His father was an illiterate sharecropper and his mother was a schoolteacher.
Oct 23, 2022 · Richard Nathaniel Wright. Born 4 Sep 1908 in Rucker's Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi, United States. Ancestors. Son of Nathan Wright Jr. and Ella Wilson. Brother of Alan Lee Wright. Husband of Frieda (Poplowitz) Wright — married 12 Mar 1941 in New Jersey, United States. Father of [private daughter (1940s - unknown)] and [private daughter ...
- Male
- September 4, 1908
- Frieda (Poplowitz) Wright
- November 28, 1960
Aug 3, 2020 · (July 31, 2020) A historic marker on the Mississippi River Bluff and Woodlawn Avenue in Natchez, commemorates Richard Wright, who was born just 20-miles or so out of Natchez in Roxie, Mississippi. An author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction, Wright’s literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid-20th ...
Richard Nathaniel Wright was born on September 4, 1908, at Rucker's Plantation, between the train town of Roxie and the larger river city of Natchez, Mississippi. [1] He was the son of Nathan Wright, a sharecropper, [1] and Ella (Wilson), [2] a schoolteacher.
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Roxie was formed as a shipping point on the Y & M V Railroad in 1886. The railroad was a big part of life in Roxie for many years. When the railroad left, most of the people did too! But we still have a few folks here, and we are really happy to have you visit our little town.
