WROX Museum in Clarksdale
A museum chronicling the history of WROX. Very helpful to Brandeis students developing their audio walking tour of the Clarksdale New World District.
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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.
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1040 East Tallahatchie Avenue
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Coahoma County
Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, MS. Site of the trial and acquittal of the two men accused of murdering Emmett Till in 1955.
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, founded by former slaves, was an important African-American site of business, economic development, and medicine from the late 19th century onwards.
Monument to the famed civil rights activist Ms.Fannie Lou Hamer
Approximate location of the J.W. Millam homestead, where Emmett Till was tortured prior to his murder in August 1955. CHECK LOCATION.
Approximate location of the J.W. Millam homestead, where Emmett Till was tortured prior to his murder in August 1955.
Widely considered to be one of the birthplaces of the Blues. Henry Sloan, Charley Patton, Son House and Tommy Johnson,among others, played here.
423 Central Ave
Cleveland, MS 38732
Bolivar County
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...
275 K.T. Road
Crenshaw, MS 38621
Quitman County
5884 Chapeltown Rd
Batesville, MS 38606
Panola County
Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art ( km) 
