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The Fountain formerly The Flowing Fountain

Opened in the 1970s, this large club and café has live music during Greenville's Delta Blues and Heritage Festival each September. Perry's Flowing Fountain is now reopened under a new name and management and remains part of the Blues scene.

Location Address:
816 Nelson Street
Greenville, MS

Union Academy

c. 1877. The first free school for African-Americans in Columbus.

Location Address:
1425 10th Ave. N.
Columbus, MS

Wesley United Methodist Church

c. 1870. Wesley United Methodist Church is one of LeFlore County's oldest churches, and was organized by an African-American.

Location Address:
800 Howard St.
Greenwood, MS

Wesley United Methodist Church

Wesley's first building was given to the slaves of the white Methodist congregation in 1858. The present building was constructed c. 1950 and was the home of Vicksburg's first civil rights organization.

Location Address:
1318 First East St.
Vicksburg, MS

William Johnson House

The William Johnson House, operated by the National Park Service, interprets a free black barber and the diary he used to record Natchez life 1835-1851.

Location Address:
210 State St.
Natchez, MS

WROX Blues Trail Marker

"WROX" Blues Trail Marker is in front of the WROX Museum on Delta Avenue. WROX was the home of legendary African-American blues/gospel pioneer Early Wright for 50 years. Other notables to take to the air on WROX include Ike Turner, Robert Nighthawk, and even Elvis Presley.

Location Address:
Delta Avenue, Clarksdale
Clarksdale, MS
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