i would be the first person to jump in with a trip going to the mississippi delta. as a southern studies major, southern culture enthusiast, and proud mississippian, i love the history and culture that the delta exudes. the city of clarksdale is especially rich and full of history. it is the home of the famous intersection of highways 49 and 61, where blues musician Robert Johnson reportedly sold his soul to the devil. morgan freeman has even started several successful businesses there. i ventured to the delta during my spring break this year, and was utterly amazed at what i found. i stayed at the legendary shack up inn, visited morgan freeman's ground zero blues club, toured the blues museum in town, tracked down dockery farms (a supposed birthplace of the blues), and made an innumerable number of random stops to interesting places. it was by far one of the best "vacations" i had been on; and i asked countless times why i had never been before, being that the delta is a 2 or 3 hour drive from my home. luckily for me, my trip will bring me back, specifically to the blues museum and ground zero blues club. i'm attaching pictures of my trip, and i cannot wait to see what the next will bring.
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