Ex​plor​ing Mis​sis​sippi 7Odyssee's High​lights 11Mis​sis​sippi DeltaEx​plor​ing the Mis​sis​sippi Delta 14Clarks​dale and the North​ern Mis​sis​sippi Delta 15Mid-Delta 33South​ern Mis​sis​sippi Delta 44Mem​phis and North Mis​sis​sippiEx​plor​ing Mem​phis and North Mis​sis​sippi 63Mem​phis 64Hills 78Pines 96Jack​son and South​west Mis​sis​sippiEx​plor​ing Jack​son and South​west Mis​sis​sippi 105Jack​son 106South​west Mis​sis​sippi 119New Or​leans and Coastal Mis​sis​sippiEx​plor​ing New Or​leans and Coastal Mis​sis​sippi 135New Or​leans 136Coastal Mis​sis​sippi: The Se​cret Coast 143Back​ground in​for​ma​tionHis​tory of Mis​sis​sippi 150His​tory of the Delta Blues 157Prac​ti​cal in​for​ma​tionTrans​porta​tion and ac​com​mo​da​tion in Mis​sis​sippi 160Prac​ti​cal ABC 162Blues glos​sary 165Index 167SidebarsMuddy Wa​ters: bought a one-way ticket to Chicago 18Pine​top Perkins: blues brother up to the age of 97 23John Lee Hooker: "De​mo​c​rat Man" until his death 25Sonny Boy Williamson II: rest​less and ec​cen​tric 28Son House: pas​sion​ate blues​man 30Mem​phis Min​nie: loved and feared 32Amzie Moore: pro​lific civil rights or​ga​nizer 38Charley Pat​ton: the first star of the Delta Blues 39Fan​nie Lou Hamer: pow​er​house 40Big Bill Broonzy: re​spected in the Nether​lands 42Jimmy Reed: suc​cess​ful with his "easy-lis​ten​ing" blues 47B.B. King: global icon of the blues 49Al​bert King: pow​er​ful gui​tar play​ing and a vel​vety voice 50Em​mett Till: "His name will be a leg​end we all know" 57George W. Lee: "Pray that you come out of this hell" 60Mar​tin Luther King Jr.: "The world was all up in flame" 71R.L. Burn​side: searched for the edges of the blues 81James Mered​ith: a brave game changer 84William Faulkner: re​mained faith​ful to his home​land 85Mis​sis​sippi John Hurt: sub​tle blues 91El​more James: hard-hit​ting slide gui​tar 93Skip James: re​luc​tant blues phe​nom​e​non 93Howlin' Wolf: as​sertive, pow​er​ful blues​man 98Big Joe Williams: apos​tle of acoustic blues 100Free​dom Sum​mer mur​ders 101Otis Spann, blues brother of Muddy Wa​ters 110Medgar Evers: icon of the civil rights move​ment 115Tommy John​son: sold his soul to the devil first 120Robert John​son: shrouded in mys​tery 122Willie Dixon: poet of the blues 125Richard Wright: writer, com​mu​nist and anti-racist 130Natchez Trace Park​way: Mis​sis​sippi’s green trail 133Buddy Guy: rous​ing vi​tal​ity 134Su​prema​cist re​sis​tance 154Blues as a protest 159Blues & Civil RightsTraveling through Mississippi with this guide, you will experience the past, present and future of the blues in museums, at historical sites, at festivals and in juke joints. The deep scars of slavery, racism, segregation and the Black resistance against it can be seen in many places, and is documented in many moving museums. The guide also leads you to the white sands of the Gulf Coast, along the mighty Mississippi River, to the cotton fields of the Delta and the hills in Northern Mississippi. New Orleans, Louisiana and Memphis, Tennessee are alsofeatured — all cities associated with both the blues andthe civil rights movement of Mississippi.This Odyssee Travel Guide offers:- Accurate descriptions of known and unknown sights- Bright, colorful layout that makes it easy to planyour route- Nine maps, color photos and a detailed index- Relevant information about history and society- Recommendations for live music, festivals, food andhotels- References to useful websites and appsTraveling through Mississippi with this guide, you will experience the past, present and future of the blues in museums, at historical sites, at festivals and in juke joints. The deep scars of slavery, racism, segregation and the Black resistance against it can be seen in many places, and is documented in many moving museums.