Race and Blues Tourism: A Comparison of Two Lodging Alternatives in Clarksdale, Mississippi

Authors

Stephen A. King, Eastern Illinois UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

April 2005

Abstract

This article compares several lodging alternatives in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Blues tourism in the Delta has been characterized by decentralized efforts as well as fragmentation with each Delta community competing for tourists, money, and prestige. Yet there is evidence that the development and promotion of blues tourism are fast becoming a more organized and centralized phenomenon. Located on the outskirts of Clarksdale, Mississippi, the Shack Up Inn offer tourists the opportunity to sleep in one of six renovated sharecroppers' shacks.

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Recommended Citation

King, Stephen A., "Race and Blues Tourism: A Comparison of Two Lodging Alternatives in Clarksdale, Mississippi" (2005). Faculty Research and Creative Activity. 14.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/commstudies_fac/14