Martin Luther King was assassinated on this day, April 4, 1968, spurring the passage of the landmark Fair Housing Act of 1968.  I repeat two videos I took when we were in Memphis. Vicksburg is a small town of 20,000 in Mississippi, and a battle site of the Civil War. Vicksburg is located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. Across the Mississippi River is Louisiana, Long occupied by the Natchez Native Americans. Built by French colonists in 1719. Incorporated as Vicksburg in 1825. Jefferson Davis, Confederate president, based his family plantation just south of the city. Was a key Confederate river-port, and in July of 1963 surrendered to General Ulysses Grant, marking a turning point in the war.  In 1876, a flood moved the Mississippi River away from Vicksburg, damaging the local economy, which only returned in 1903 when the U.S. Army Corpos of Engineers built a diversion canal to the city. Terrible Black-White problems affected this area from after the Civi...

I'm the guy who feared coming to Graceland because I had read that: Memphis was the most dangerous city in the USA. However, according to Google AI: Based on data from late 2025 and early 2026, Memphis has experienced a   significant, historic reduction in crime , though it still faces challenges regarding its reputation and overall safety levels compared to other U.S. cities. But more than that, I had also forgotten about the history of Memphis, and how influential this city was to the future of the USA and World. Our bus ride from Graceland to our American Cruise Lines ship was a guided tour through the city of Memphis.   Tour guide Bob convinced me that Memphis is an amazing city. Sure, they haven't totally controlled crime, but they have done something wonderful about their  homeless problem , and if you can recall some history, this was where Martin Luther King was assassinated, changing the nature of civil rights in the country. Heard of St. Jude?  Here is...