Ben Franklin's world.

The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our early American past have shaped the present

day world we live in.

And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different cultures and empires during the 17th and 18th centuries.

According to some historians, the Gulf Coast region may have been the most diverse region in early North America,

as it hosted many different Native American, European, and African peoples.

Curious what the Mississippi Gulf Coast was like during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Ever wonder about the Gulf Coast as a colonial place?

Well Matthew Powell, a historian of slavery and southern history, and the executive director of the La Point Krebs House Museum in Pascagoula, Mississippi

joins us to investigate and explore the Mississippi Gulf Coast

and a prominent family who has lived there since about 1718.

Now during our exploration, Matthew reveals information about the different

indigenous and European peoples who lived along the Mississippi

Gulf Coast during the 17th and 18th centuries. Details about the La Point Crabs family,

the house they built, and the plantation they operated throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

And what small historic sites in museums like the La Point Krebshouse Museum can add to our

knowledge about early American history.

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