WROX Museum in Clarksdale ( km)
A museum chronicling the history of WROX. Very helpful to Brandeis students developing their audio walking tour of the Clarksdale New World District.
Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art
A well-beloved emporium of blues music and folk art in Clarksdale, MS. Very helpful to Brandeis University students as they have developed an audio walking tour of the nearby Clarksdale New World District.
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Delta Blues Museum ( km)
The Delta Blues Museum is dedicated to creating a welcoming place where visitors find meaning, value, and perspective by exploring the history and heritage of the unique American musical art form of the blues.
The Brandeis University Commu...
The Brandeis University Commu...
New Roxy Theater in Clarksdale ( km)
The New Roxy was the New World District\'s premier movie theater. This site is a stopping place in the audio tour of the New World District developed by Brandeis University students in collaboration with Delta Blues Museum and the Delta Center for Cultu...
WROX in Clarksdale (early location) ( km)
Early Wright (aka "Soul Man"), who broadcast on WROX,was one of the nation\'s first prominent African-American DJs. This site is a stopping place in the audio tour of the New World District developed by Brandeis University students in collaboration with...
4th Street Pharmacy in Clarksdale ( km)
Famed as a gathering place during the civil rights movment; owned by movement leader Aaron Henry. The site is a stopping place in the audio tour of the New World District, developed by Brandeis University students in collaboration with Delta Blues Muse...
Fashion Gallery in Clarksdale ( km)
Ms. Brenda Outlaw\'s fashion boutique. This site is a stopping place in the audio tour of the New World District developed by Brandeis University students in collaboration with Delta Blues Museum and the Delta Center for Culture and Learning. Click on t...
Ooo So Pretty Flowers and Accessories in Clarksdale ( km)
Ms. Shirley Fair\'s store in Clarksdale. This site is a stopping place in the audio tour of the New World District developed by Brandeis University students in collaboration with Delta Blues Museum and the Delta Center for Culture and Learning. Click on...
Vera Pigee's Beauty Shop in Clarksdale ( km)
This site is a stopping point in the audio history walking tour developed by Brandeis students in collaboration with the Delta Blues Museum and the Delta Center for Culture and Learning (Delta State University) Click on the url below to hear memories a...
Sumner Courthouse in Sumner,MS ( km)
Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, MS. Site of the trial and acquittal of the two men accused of murdering Emmett Till in 1955.
Taborian Hospital (Mound Bayou, MS) ( km)
Opened in 1942 by the African-American fraternal organization, the Knights and Daughters of Tabor, this important hospital treated thousands of African-American patients, until it closed in 1983. On the national register of historical places.
Mound Bayou City Hall (Mound Bayou, MS_ ( km)
Mound Bayou, founded by former slaves, was an important African-American site of business, economic development, and medicine from the late 19th century onwards.
Fannie Lou Hamer monument (Ruleville, Sunflower Co,MS) ( km)
Monument to the famed civil rights activist Ms.Fannie Lou Hamer
J.W. Millam homestead ( km)
Approximate location of the J.W. Millam homestead, where Emmett Till was tortured prior to his murder in August 1955. CHECK LOCATION.
J.W. Millam homestead ( km)
Approximate location of the J.W. Millam homestead, where Emmett Till was tortured prior to his murder in August 1955.
Dockery Farm (Cleveland, Bolivar County, MS) ( km)
Widely considered to be one of the birthplaces of the Blues. Henry Sloan, Charley Patton, Son House and Tommy Johnson,among others, played here.
Delta Center for Culture and Learning ( km)
The Delta Center, at Delta State University in Cleveland,MS, promotes understanding of the history and culture of the Mississippi Delta and its significance to the rest of the world. The Brandeis University community-engaged learning program has partne...
Bryant Grocery Store in Money,MS ( km)
Site of the tragic encounter between Emmett Till and Carolyn Bryant in August 1955, which led to the brutal lynching of Emmett Till. The murder and subsequent trial galvanized national and international outrage, and is considered by many to have been a...
Store #25 ( km)
509 E. Main
Senatobia, Mississippi
Store to be retained and leased to third party operator.
Senatobia, Mississippi
Store to be retained and leased to third party operator.
Emmett Till Memorial Highway Sign ( km)
This memorial sign was errected in 2005. The sign is actually located on Hwy 49, some miles away from the site of the Bryant store and actual murder of Till.
Hoover's Grocery and Country Kitchen (Greenwood, MS) ( km)
Hoover\'s Grocery and Country Kitchen, at 214 Young Street, in Greenwood\'s Bapist Town neighborhood. An important community gathering site. A site on the audio walking tour of Baptist Town, developed by Brandeis University students, in collaboration wit...