There's a new push to develop civil rights tourism in the Mississippi Delta where local groups are using federal dollars to preserve the stories before memories fade and landmarks are lost.

There's a new push to develop civil rights tourism in the Mississippi Delta where local groups are using federal dollars to preserve the stories before memories fade and landmarks are lost.

Mike Espy recounts memories of President Jimmy Carter’s 1977 Mississippi visit. Story by Courtney Ann Jackson ... you may not realize he made a quick trip to Mississippi in 1977.

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There's a new push to develop civil rights tourism in the Mississippi Delta where local groups are using federal dollars to preserve the ... rights tourism in the Mississippi Delta where local groups ...

The region is a wide, flat plain from Memphis, Tenn., to Vicksburg, Miss., along the Mississippi River, and it has big claims to America's Civil Rights history.

The region is a wide, flat plain from Memphis, Tenn., to Vicksburg, Miss., along the Mississippi River, and it has big claims to America's Civil Rights history. Preservationists say now is the time to ...

There's a new push to develop civil rights tourism in the Mississippi Delta where local groups are using federal dollars to preserve the stories before memories fade and landmarks are lost.