{"id":27,"date":"2026-09-20T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monument.scottfordhouseinc.com:8443\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-09-20T17:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T17:13:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);grid-template-columns:29% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image.png 900w, https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-inter-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">About Scott Ford Houses Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-2\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Preservation as a living practice.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Scott Ford Houses, Inc. is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and activating this significant African American historic site. Its work joins preservation, public history, education, community engagement, and health equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The planned museum complex encompasses the two houses, wash house, chicken coop, and gardens. In 2022, the Mississippi Legislature appropriated $200,000 toward restoration of 136 East Cohea Street following work by the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The organization continues Dr. Alferdteen Brown Harrison&#8217;s vision by centering Black women&#8217;s knowledge, honoring everyday labor, and refusing erasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-inter-font-family has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Dr. Alferdteen Brown Harrison \u00b7 Historian, cultural leader, and preservation advocate.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-76418c48 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-inter-font-family wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">WHAT WE DO TODAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Preservation planning and stabilization of the Scott Ford Houses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Granny Midwives Oral History Project, documenting statewide memories of midwifery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Public programs, story circles, and intergenerational gatherings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Museum exhibitions, including a permanent installation at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Digital archiving and educational partnerships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Long-term planning for a Midwives\u2019 Heritage Campus<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-inter-font-family wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Governance and leadership<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Board of Directors brings experience in history, education, cultural leadership, public service, and community advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Connie Little \u2014 President; Chair, Property Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Earlene Wheeler \u2014 Treasurer; Chair, Bylaws Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Doris Sirgew \u2014 Secretary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Detrice L. Roberts \u2014 Corresponding Secretary; Chair, Public Program, Advisory &amp; Research Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Geraldine Bender \u2014 Chair, Budget Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ada Miller-Robinson \u2014 Chair, Fundraising Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Heather A. Denne\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">James M. Lott III<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Ann Moore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Earline Strickland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Darius U. Williams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(81deg,rgb(0,0,0) 23%,rgb(64,31,7) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-inter-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Support the houses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preserve the legacy. Empower the future.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Support restoration, oral-history preservation, public programs, and the future Midwives\u2019 Heritage Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cffms.fcsuite.com\/erp\/donate\/list\/event?event_date_id=3607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate through the Community Foundation for Mississippi \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mail: P.O. Box 1173<br>Jackson, MS 39215<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Phone: <a href=\"tel:+16015882195\">601-588-2195<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:scott.ford.houses@gmail.com\">scott.ford.houses@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT WE DO TODAY Governance and leadership The Board of Directors brings experience in history, education, cultural leadership, public service, and community advocacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150,"href":"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottfordhouseinc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}