Special to The Mississippi Monitor The Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is far more than just a building; it is a living testament to African American resilience, culture, and history. Located at 615 Sunflower Avenue, the hotel opened in 1944 during a...
Special to The Mississippi Monitor The Woolworth’s building in Clarksdale, Mississippi, remains one of the city’s most significant landmarks from the Civil Rights era. Located in the heart of downtown, the building has earned a place on the National...
Special to The Mississippi Monitor The 4th Street Drug Store on Martin Luther King Boulevard occupies a central place in the Civil Rights history of Clarksdale and the Mississippi Delta. Located at 213 Martin Luther King Boulevard, the pharmacy was owned and...
Delta Blues Museum has won a place among ten organizations across the U.S. voted as “Best Music Museum” in USA Today’s annual “10BEST” Readers’ Choice Poll, the publication announced today. The historic Clarksdale institution...
Special to The Mississippi Monitor The site of Vera Mae Pigee’s Beauty Salon on Ashton Street in Clarksdale represents one of the most meaningful yet often understated chapters in the local Civil Rights Movement. Although the building at 407 Ashton Street no...
Special to The Mississippi Monitor For more than 150 years, Coahoma County has been shaped by vibrant Black communities whose influence reaches far beyond the Mississippi Delta. Their labor powered the farms that drove the region’s economy, their creativity...
