Mississippi Blues & Civil Rights
Leo Platvoet
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Mississippi Blues & Civil Rights
Leo Platvoet
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Blues & Civil Rights Traveling through Mississippi with this guide, you will experience the past, present and future of the blues in museums, at historical sites, at festivals and in juke joints. The deep scars of slavery, racism, segregation and the Black resistance against it can be seen in many places, and is documented in many moving museums. The guide also leads you to the white sands of the Gulf Coast, along the mighty Mississippi River, to the cotton fields of the Delta and the hills in Northern Mississippi. New Orleans, Louisiana and Memphis, Tennessee are also featured — all cities associated with both the blues and the civil rights movement of Mississippi. This Odyssee Travel Guide offers: - Accurate descriptions of known and unknown sights - Bright, colorful layout that makes it easy to plan your route - Nine maps, color photos and a detailed index - Relevant information about history and society - Recommendations for live music, festivals, food and hotels - References to useful websites and apps
Around 1970, Leo Platvoet discovered the blues as a teenager. Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Muddy Waters and Freddie King played in Amsterdam and London and Leo was often there. The iconic American Folk Blues festival, that visited The Netherlands, was an annual highlight. He has been blues addicted for over 50 years. To write this book, he visited Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee three times to discover the sources and the vitality of the blues and the history of the civil rights movement. He travelled to St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit and many other places to experience the influence of the Mississippi blues in other parts of the US. Leo Platvoet studied sociology in Amsterdam and was active in Dutch politics for 35 years as a party leader, local councilor, Senator and as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Between 1986 and 2002 he wrote sixteen volumes in the Dutch Odyssee Travel Guidebook series about European destinations. In the 2010s, he worked for five years in Liberia, West Africa, for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
Around 1970, Leo Platvoet discovered the blues as a teenager. Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Muddy Waters and Freddie King played in Amsterdam and London and Leo was often there. The iconic American Folk Blues festival, that visited The Netherlands, was an annual highlight. He has been blues addicted for over 50 years. To write this book, he visited Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee three times to discover the sources and the vitality of the blues and the history of the civil rights movement. He travelled to St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit and many other places to experience the influence of the Mississippi blues in other parts of the US. Leo Platvoet studied sociology in Amsterdam and was active in Dutch politics for 35 years as a party leader, local councilor, Senator and as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Between 1986 and 2002 he wrote sixteen volumes in the Dutch Odyssee Travel Guidebook series about European destinations. In the 2010s, he worked for five years in Liberia, West Africa, for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.