It’s interesting to note that the Delta is both the home of a great tradition of American music, but also the location of some of the worst racism in American history. For an interesting historical view, check out “I’ve Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle”, by Charles M. Payne. Also check out Charlie Patton, The Mississippi Sheiks, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Memphis Minnie, Muddy Waters, and so on and so on.
lonecat almost 9 years ago
It’s interesting to note that the Delta is both the home of a great tradition of American music, but also the location of some of the worst racism in American history. For an interesting historical view, check out “I’ve Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle”, by Charles M. Payne. Also check out Charlie Patton, The Mississippi Sheiks, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Memphis Minnie, Muddy Waters, and so on and so on.
moosemin almost 9 years ago
VERY good tribute, Marshall!