Day 13
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 7:58 pm by Benny CooperToday we checked out of the hotel, The Gold Strike Casino, at 10 am. Then we went downtown to explore Clarksdale, MS. One of the historic sites that we visited was Ground Zero; which is Morgan Freeman’s Establishment. We also had the opportunity to visit Riverside Hotel; which was the only hotel to allow blacks to stay during the Jim Crow Era.
Afterwards, we left for the Shack-Up Inn. The Inn looks very authentic from the outside; considering that it was a plantation at one point. However, you can tell that the authenticity of the Inn has been compromised as they try to create a comfortable authentic experience for visitors. This is evident by things such as wireless internet.
Tomorrow, we will be driving to Tennessee to see the hotel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; and then beginning the drive home.
To be continued ……….
the Shack that I’m staying in tonight on the Hopson Plantation