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Jackson, MS (est. 1821, pop. 165,000)
• listed in the Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District as the Myers Coffee Building • Myers Coffee Co. was founded in 1833 by a white businessman, Erman L. Myers • from 6 AM until past midnight the company had 40-50 street vendors out selling coffee, peanuts & pepper • one of them, "ol' blind Amos," sold 100 lbs. of coffee daily
• advertised "fancy Virginia peanuts that are always 'Just Rite'" & "hy-brid" popcorn in Billboard, a movie national theater trade publication • listed the company address as 324 N. Farish St.
"It used to be that back in those days, you could hardly walk from here to Capitol Street with all the people. It was that way up until the 50s." —Erman Myers (1907-1995), Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS), 13 Jun 1977
The Farish Street Historic District
“but out of the bitterness we wrought an ancient past here in this separate place and made our village here.” —African Village by Margaret Walker (1915-1998)
• during the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, white Southerners struggled to reclaim their lives as millions of black Southerners sought new ones • with the stroke of a pen, the Emancipation Proclamation had transformed African slaves into African Americans & released them into a hostile, vengeful & well-armed white community amid the ruins of a once flourishing society
• the antebellum South had been home to over 262,000 rights-restricted "free blacks" • post-emancipation, the free black population soared to 4.1 million • given that the South had sacrificed 20% of it's white males to the war, blacks now comprised over half the total population of some southern states • uneducated & penniless, most of the new black Americans depended on the Freedman's Bureau for food & clothing
• the social & political implications of the sudden shift in demographics fueled a violence-laced strain of conventional American racism • in this toxic environment, de facto racial segregation was a given, ordained as Mississippi law in 1890 • with Yankees (the U.S. Army) patrolling the city & Maine-born Republican Adelbert Ames installed in the Governor's Mansion, the Farish Street neighborhood was safe haven for freedmen
• as homeless African American refugees poured into Jackson from all reaches of the devastated state, a black economy flickered to life in the form of a few Farish Street mom-and-pops • unwelcome at white churches, the former slaves built their own, together with an entire neighborhood's worth of buildings, most erected between 1890 & 1930
• by 1908 1/3 of the district was black-owned, & half of the black families were homeowners • the 1913-1914 business directory listed 11 African American attorneys, 4 doctors, 3 dentists, 2 jewelers, 2 loan companies & a bank, all in the Farish St. neighborhood • the community also had 2 hospitals & numerous retail & service stores —City Data
• by mid-20th c. Farish Street, the state's largest economically independent African American community, had become the cultural, political & business hub for central Mississippi's black citizens [photos] • on Saturdays, countryfolk would come to town on special busses to sell produce & enjoy BBQ while they listened to live street music • vendors sold catfish fried in large black kettles over open fires • hot tamales, a Mississippi staple, were also a popular street food —The Farish District, Its Architecture and Cultural Heritage
“I’ve seen pictures. You couldn’t even get up the street. It was a two-way street back then, and it was wall-to-wall folks. It was just jam-packed: people shopping, people going to clubs, people eating, people dancing.” — Geno Lee, owner of the Big Apple Inn
• as Jackson's black economy grew, Farish Street entertainment venues prospered, drawing crowds with live & juke blues music • the musicians found or first recorded in the Neighborhood include Robert Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson II & Elmore James
• Farish Street was also home to talent scouts & record labels like H.C. Speir, & Trumpet Records, Ace Records • both Speir & Trumpet founder Lillian McMurry were white Farish St. business owners whose furniture stores also housed recording studios • both discovered & promoted local Blues musicians —The Mississippi Encyclopedia
• Richard Henry Beadle (1884-1971), a prominent Jackson photographer, had a studio at 199-1/2 N. Farish • he was the son of Samuel Alfred Beadle (1857-1932), African-American poet & attorney • born the son of a slave, he was the author of 3 published books of poetry & stories
• The Alamo Theatre was mainly a movie theater but periodically presented musical acts such as Nat King Cole, Elmore James & Otis Spann • Wednesday was talent show night • 12 year old Jackson native Dorothy Moore entered the contest, won & went on to a successful recording career, highlighted by her 1976 no. 1 R&B hit, "Misty Blue" [listen] (3:34)
• in their heyday, Farish Street venues featured African American star performers such as Bessie Smith & the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington & Dinah Washington played Farish Street venues —Farish Street Records
• on 28 May, 1963, John Salter, a mixed race (white/Am. Indian) professor at historically black Tougaloo College, staged a sit-in with 3 African American students at the "Whites Only" Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Jackson • they were refused service • an estimated 300 white onlookers & reporters filled the store
• police officers arrived but did not intercede as, in the words of student Anne Moody, "all hell broke loose" while she and the other black students at the counter prayed • "A man rushed forward, threw [student] Memphis from his seat and slapped my face. Then another man who worked in the store threw me against an adjoining counter." • this act of civil disobedience is remembered as the the signature event of Jackson's protest movement —L.A. Times
"This was the most violently attacked sit-in during the 1960s and is the most publicized. A huge mob gathered, with open police support while the three of us sat there for three hours. I was attacked with fists, brass knuckles and the broken portions of glass sugar containers, and was burned with cigarettes. I'm covered with blood and we were all covered by salt, sugar, mustard, and various other things." —John Salter
• the Woolworth Sit-in was one of many non-violent protests by blacks against racial segregation in the South • in 1969 integration of Jackson's public schools began • this new era in Jackson history also marked the beginning of Farish Street's decline —The Farish Street Project
"Integration was a great thing for black people, but it was not a great thing for black business... Before integration, Farish Street was the black mecca of Mississippi.” — Geno Lee, Big Apple Inn
• for African Americans, integration offered the possibility to shop outside of the neighborhood at white owned stores • as increasing numbers of black shoppers did so, Farish Street traffic declined, businesses closed & the vacated buildings fell into disrepair
• in 1983, a Farish St. redevelopment plan was presented
• in 1995 the street was designated an endangered historic place by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
• in the 1990s, having redeveloped Memphis' Beale Street, Performa Entertainment Real Estate, was selected to redevelop Farish St
• in 2008, The Farish Street Group took over the project with plans for a B.B. King's Blues Club to anchor the entertainment district
• in 2012, having spent $21 million, the redevelopment — limited to repaving of the street, stabilizating some abandoned buildings & demolishing many of the rest — was stuck in limbo —Michael Minn
• 2017 update:
"Six mayors and 20 years after the City of Jackson became involved in efforts to develop the Farish Street Historic District, in hopes of bringing it back to the bustling state of its heyday, the project sits at a standstill. Recent Mayor Tony Yarber has referred to the district as “an albatross.” In September of 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sanctioned the City of Jackson, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, and developers for misspending federal funds directed toward the development of the Farish Street Historic District. Work is at a halt and "not scheduled to resume until December 2018, when the City of Jackson repays HUD $1.5 million." —Mississippi Dept. of Archives & History
• Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District, National Register # 80002245, 1980
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Moment of Silence for the People of Haiti (sort of... y'all know what I mean if you were there...)
The Mighty Mos, aka Black Dante, just fucking destroying it live on MLK Day/Muhammad Ali's Birthday.
Eastern District Collective was in the house and rocking!
I broke my photostream order just to do this. TK-687 and the rest of the Stormies want to offer their condolences to the victims of the 2010 Haitian Earthquake.
To make a donation to the Red Cross, go to www.redcross.org or text "Haiti" to 90999 to give a $10 donation that will appear on your monthly statement.
In other news, the Death Star is not blowing up a planet today in respect for the victims.
Part of the Clones and Stormies Playing Nicely set.
"Koupe tet boule kay"
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Serge's new book is available! Here's a great article about him in the Miami New Times:
blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2010/08/street_art_in_lit...
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I'm sorry this is not the best photo of this handsome & congenial family.
But I wanted to get out the very YAY NEWS about Serge's book.
He and his family were so kind, they met us on Sunday with our signed copies.
The book features some of his most wonderful works,
including some interior murals that even the most avid Miami fan might have never seen.
The book is the next best thing to seeing Serge's work in person.
The last pages offer a list of the locations so that local fans can go on their own Serge Tour.
Congratulations, Serge! We wish you the great success you so richly deserve!
You may order it on Amazon:
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L'union Fait La Force, Map of Haiti
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(Boston, MA 5/17/24) The City of Boston celebrates Haitian Heritage Month with a flag raising event on City Hall Plaza. (Mayor’s Office Photo by John Wilcox)
Jacob Thor Anderson is our poster holder this week. We're repping the Haiti benefit at Holocene HARD. I'll be hosting it too!
Fun / bizarre easter eggs abound including my debut as a news anchor (click the upper right hand corner to experience it in all it WTF glory)
(Boston, MA 5/17/24) The City of Boston celebrates Haitian Heritage Month with a flag raising event on City Hall Plaza. (Mayor’s Office Photo by John Wilcox)
(Boston, MA 5/16/25) Mayor Michelle Wu attends the Haitian Flag Raising at City Hall Plaza. (Mayor’s Office Photo by John Wilcox)