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Luckett was born in Fort Worth, Texas and grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi. [17] He had lived in Mississippi since he was six weeks old. [10] His father was a lawyer. [3] Luckett was also the great-nephew of Semmes Luckett, who in 1954 argued in favor of segregation against Thurgood Marshall in the landmark Brown v.
The Clarksdale Press Register is the weekly newspaper of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Newspaper coverage has extended to both Clarksdale and Coahoma County since 1865. The Press Register is published every Wednesday and has an audience of more than 7,750 readers. The Press Register is owned by Emmerich Newspapers, the Editor and Publisher is Floyd ...
However, in 1974, Brenston stated that he was born on August 24, 1927. His obituary in the Clarksdale Press Register gave his birth date as August 15, 1930, a date endorsed by researchers Bob Eagle and Eric S. LeBlanc. [2] Brenston had a troubled youth and often ran away from home.
Espy is President of Century Funeral Home and Burial Association in Clarksdale and Yazoo City. The funeral home was created by his grandfather, T. J. Huddleston, Sr. His son Henry "Chuck" Espy, III served in the Mississippi State Legislature, representing the 26th District through 2016, and is the current mayor of Clarksdale (2017–present).
John Clark (March 20, 1823 – July 23, 1892) [1] was a landowner, investor, farmer, founder and namesake of Clarksdale, Mississippi. He was the brother-in-law of Mississippi Governor James Lusk Alcorn.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Riverside Hotel was a hotel in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in operation since 1944. The fourth marker location on the Mississippi Blues Trail, famed for providing lodging for such blues artists as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Ike Turner, and Robert Nighthawk, it was previously the G.T. Thomas Hospital, in which Bessie Smith died in 1937. [1] [2]
The John Clark House in Clarksdale, Mississippi was built in 1859 with elements of Greek Revival style. It was moved approximately 100 yards (91 m) in 1916 to make way for a grand house, the Italian Renaissance style Cutrer Mansion, to be built in its place.