The Most Southern Place on Earth: Music, History, and Culture of the Mississippi Delta

The Mississippi Delta is a storied place known as “The Most Southern Place on Earth,” “The Birthplace of the Blues,” “The Birthplace of the modern Civil Rights Movement,” and even “the poorest region in the poorest state in the United States.” Our summer workshop participants explore deeper meanings of these cultural monikers through place-based experiential learning. Participants’ knowledge of American history and culture is expanded and transformed by this paradoxical land that has played an enormous yet undervalued role in the national story through agriculture, folk art, immigration, literature, social/political action, foodways, and, of course, music. Expect the unexpected!