Welcome To Glendora, MS

Cultural Heritage & Tourism Overview

Glendora's comprehensive community revitalization plan entails establishing a leadership role in promoting a new model of cultural tourism in the Delta. A core component of Glendora 's model is the recognition and celebration of African American cultural heritage, as well as valued lessons learned from the on-going struggle for human rights and justice throughout the Mississippi Delta. In addition, the Town of Glendora has been at the forefront of a new regional cultural alliance that reflects an evolving partnership between the citizens of Glendora and a number of regional and national organizations and institutions, including:

The Delta Research & Cultural Institute
Mississippi Valley State University , Itta Bena , MS

http://www.mvsu.edu http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DRCI/

Mississippi Action for Community Education of Greenville , MS

http://deltablues.org/MACE/press.htm

The National Conference of Black Mayors, Inc.

http://www.ncbm.org/index.html

U.S. Economic Development Administration

http://www.eda.gov/

Central to the goals of cultural tourism for Glendora 's city planners is the desire to re-establish the Amtrak Station (www.amtrak.com) within the town's municipal limits to increase tourism and intra state access. Collectively, these trends are designed to highlight Glendora as the "model" of best practices for promoting African American heritage and cultural tourism across the Southeast region of the U.S. Please click on any the links below to find out more about the respective facets of the Glendora model:

Emmett Louis Till Memorial Museum

http://www.glendora.ms.com/EmmettTillMuseum.html

Aleck Rice Miller "Sonny Boy" Williamson Memorial Blues & Cyber Café

http://www.glendora.ms.com/SonnyBoyWilliamsonCafe.html

Emmett Louis Till National Park & Nature Trail

http://www.glendora.ms.com/BlackBayou.html

Civil & Human Rights Regional Cultural Alliance

http://www.glendora.ms.com/CHRRCA.html