My grandmother was a cousin of Joel Chandler Harris, and we are also somehow related to Stephen Foster.
Good luck with your trip planning!
The Mississippi delta is in Louisiana.
I would recommend you call the local Sheriff and discuss your concerns with him. They are usually candid and honest.
Depends on your training and what you’re packin’.
Birmingham and Jackson, after dark, are body-armor and CCW zones IMHO....especially Jackson.
My heritage is Scots-Irish and I’m from Memphis. I used to live near that Kroger where the beating happened and I pass it all the time. In fact, I was in that lot a few hours before the incident. My cousin is a doctor who lives in a mansion mere blocks away. I don’t think of that as a particularly dangerous area, but there is a buffet pizza place that often attracts a sketchy crowd. I’ve been concerned about Memphis crime for years, so I moved my family just south of Memphis to a North Mississippi suburb. I travel throughout the Delta all the time. I just got back from a visiting the blues museum in Clarksdale. I’m much more concerned in certain parts of Memphis than I am the Delta. In my experience, rural blacks are quite different from their urban counterparts. That said, I always carry a pistol and I am careful where I stop. I’m not scared of black people. I interact with them every day. I am, however, cautious around groups of young black people.
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I have been living near Yazoo City for 64 years. I have never feared for my life outside of Jackson proper.
Follow the Blues Trail Markers during the day light hours.
I already answered the safety part but left the rest alone
Its just so obnoxious.
Outside of Memphis and Jackson you are as safe as any place in the country. Take your time and enjoy the culture; folks there, black or white, are friendly and helpful.