Day 2 : Beaumont to Baton Rouge

On day two of my trip I will wake up at around 8 in the morning and make my way towards Port Arthur and the Sabine Pass Battleground State Park. I have never been here before but on fishing trips in the Sabine Lake area I remember my dad pointing out where the State Park was and its history.

                             Credit: http://www.visitsabinepassbattleground.com/index.aspx?page=14This historic site is significant to me and my journey as for one it is a significant part of the South's history and I think everyone should know what has happened to lead us to where we are today.
This park was once the location of a Civil War battle that had Confederate soldiers defeating four Union gunboats in an attempt to prevent the intrusion of the Texas Interior in 1863. By visiting this site I hope to better understand what happened so close to my home for better or worse eventually helped lead to the freedom of slaves and their later struggles to suceed in a society dominated by white people at the time. Thinking of "12 Million Black Voices", and Wrights depiction of the many blacks working to achieve better I can only conclude that it is a small part of what led to the freedom and struggles of many of those Wright wrote about.

After this I plan on hitting the road and heading straight for Baton Rouge on I-10 East. After 3 hours of driving I will check in at the Baton Rouge Marriott which will run me about $150 dollars for the night's stay.
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/btrmc-baton-rouge-marriott/
Once settled in I plan on heading to the Old State Capitol
Being of educational background the museum there will provide helpful background on Louisiana's history in the form of art, politics, and culture. I hope to see insight into what hardships and struggles many southerners especially blacks faced around the Civil Rights Movement. Wright depicted the black race as a group investing their lives to overcome the burdens of white society. He showed them as a strong race with large families that tirelessly worked to provide for them. Hopefully this museum will show especially though its art, pictures or portraits things similar to what Wright showed in his novel.
http://www.louisianaoldstatecapitol.org/museum

For lunch I plan on heading to the Roux House to eat which will provide southern style cooking which is an essential part of the southern culture in the past and present. Chances are I will order something I have never tried before as this journey is aimed to discover what the South has to offer that I have not realized so far.
Once my day nears its end I will head back to the hotel and watch Casablanca and think of how the South is depicted here.
I will end my night eating at Tony's Seafood and see what the menu there has to offer.