Photo: The Infamous Crossroads

Place: Highway 61, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

By Rich Newman
Uploaded on 2 July 2008
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When Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil to be a great bluesman, the crossroads was in the middle of the Delta. Now, a tribute in guitars marks the spot in downtown Clarksdale.

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Photo Essay: The Blues Highway
Traveling Highway 61 from Memphis, through Mississippi, is like traveling into the past--a past that filled with juke joints, BBQ stands, and the signs of renewed racial relations in the South.

Photo: The Infamous Crossroads

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