Day 5 : Jackson to Lake Providence

On this day I plan on waking up at around 8 and having breakfast at the Rosswood Plantation where I slept for the night. The tours will start at around 9 and I plan on getting the most that I can out of this tour. I will think of the differences between this plantation and what the Dockery Plantation has to offer and also what here is similar to the pictures in Wright's novel. Wright talked about the psyche of African Americans being affected by life on the plantation so as I am here I wonder if a prolonged period here would change my psyche in a way such as that with prison inmates and being institutionalized.

www.rosswood.net

Lunch this day will be at the Gould Steakhouse after I check out of the Rosswood Plantation. Here I plan on having a great steak as it is a common entry in the South and I will want a good meal.

Once back in Louisiana I will think of the places I went in Mississippi, especially those in Jackson, the city with soul. Here I will be visiting the Louisiana State Cotton Museum as it is a fitting topic since I just got done spending the day at a plantation that had roots in the cotton industry. This is one of the images available at the museum and it depicts images similar to that which "12 Million Black Voices" does.

I will want to see the history of cotton and its timeline in the South as it was a crucial product for almost everyone's wealth and success. Cotton was a huge part of the southern black culture before the Civil Rights Movement and it will be interesting to see how it shaped the culture that Wright wrote so much about and their goals to overcome the social equality burdens laid before them. After the museum I will likely head to Big Danks Restaurant and Lounge for dinner and end my night checking in at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Lake Providence.