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Little Harlem, MS

Driving the Green Book by Macmillan

Sep 28, 202027:45Society & Culture

We head to Jackson, Mississippi where we hear local residents and a former Motown musician reminisce about the vivacity of Farish Street—the historic Black business district also known as “Little Harlem.” Visit or

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Little Harlem, MS is an episode from Driving the Green Book by Macmillan. We head to Jackson, Mississippi where we hear local residents and a former Motown musician reminisce about the vivacity of Farish Street—the historic Black business d...

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