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Stop 7 · Days 328–330
Jackson
Jackson, MSMississippi's capital and a powerful pair of museums that tell the state's — and the movement's — hardest history.
Where to stay
A downtown Jackson hotel
Near the Capitol and the museums.
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You gotta eat this
Mississippi comeback sauce & tamales
Local fried chicken with comeback sauce, and Delta-style hot tamales.
The days here
Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page
What this stop is made of
- State Capitols
- Somber & Civil-Rights Sites