africans, and it meant wicked or disorderly, to dance, or a place of shelter. ♪ jook joints started as plantation community rooms during slavery times. they went on to become the small, private, african-american run bars, clubs, and lounges. first, in rural areas, then in towns and cities. where workers could dance, drink, party, and gamble, as a respite from the hard labor of delta sharecropping, tenant farming, house service, and segregation. they were often condemned by church leaders as houses of the devil. william "po' monkey" seaberry runs this place, as he has since 1963. and he makes the rules. how long has this been a business? >> william "po' monkey" seaberry: i've been in this place 58 years. i'm 74. >> anthony: how did you get into this business? >> william "po' monkey" seaberry: i just got into it. something i liked to do. and everybody come here enjoy