anthony: some time ago something crawled, or slithered, or grew like a fungus. something that started small, got bigger, lurched like a swamp thing out of the mud and moist earth and humid nights of the delta. then, it took over the world. so next time some smart ass foreigner, horrified by our latest ham-fisted foreign policy blunder wonders out loud, what good is america? well, you can always pipe up that the blues, rock n roll, r&b, and soul all came out of this place one state mississippi. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la geno: right now we re in the middle of downtown jackson. farish street. anthony: it is a street with a lot of history. what did it used to be like back in the day? geno: the street was packed with folks. folks all over, they
come back, goodnight, take care. so that s what you have to go through here. but remember, you have to keep that smile. anthony: telling the truth was still risky business in 1966 mississippi, and booker wright was not rewarded for his candor. it was not a good experience for him. it did not make him a star by, you know john t. edge: not within the white community, but even though stokely carmichael maybe first chanted black power here, that was less important to the black community here than what booker said on the nbc news. anthony: yeah. the private dining rooms at lusco s are still here. the menu, much the same. steaks, fish, the famous broiled shrimp. the lusco s special salad with the house italian vinaigrette dressing and a healthy dose of anchovy. onion rings. john t. edge: the salad makes me happy. anthony: yeah, me too. john t. edge: mostly the anchovies make me happy. anthony: yeah, yeah, love those.
steaks, fish, the famous broiled shrimp. the lusco s special salad with the house italian vinaigrette dressing and a healthy dose of anchovy. onion rings. john t. edge: the salad makes me happy. anthony: yeah, me too. john t. edge: mostly the anchovies make me happy. anthony: yeah, yeah, love those. catfish for mr. edge, the famous pompano for me. john t. edge: it s the kind of mark of being a great restaurant in the delta, if you have pompano. anthony: it s a big damn fish. no way i m finishing this. sitting here, the booths, the curtains, the whole ring bell for service thing, it seems lost in time. john t. edge: we got a real long and ugly history. but one of the things i love about this place is you can t deny the burden of the past, like it s on your shoulder, it s right there. like you know, america chooses to deny its problems. you know, in many ways, you know. i mean, it declares itself a post-racial society. that just doesn t fly in mississippi. you can t you
you smile. although you crying on the inside. i m not gonna tip that nigga. he don t live for no tip. yes sir, thank you. what d you say? come back, goodnight, take care. so that s what you have to go through here. but remember, you have to keep that smile. anthony: telling the truth was still risky business in 1966 mississippi, and booker wright was not rewarded for his candor. it was not a good experience for him. it did not make him a star by, you know john t. edge: not within the white community, but even though stokely carmichael maybe first chanted black power here, that was less important to the black community here than what booker said on the nbc news. anthony: yeah. the private dining rooms at lusco s are still here. the menu, much the same. steaks, fish, the famous broiled shrimp. the lusco s special salad with the house italian vinaigrette dressing and a healthy dose of anchovy.
you? the meaner the man be, the more you smile. although you crying on the inside. i m not gonna tip that nigga. he don t live for no tip. yes sir, thank you. what d you say? come back, goodnight, take care. so that s what you have to go through here. but remember, you have to keep that smile. anthony: telling the truth was still risky business in 1966 mississippi, and booker wright was not rewarded for his candor. it was not a good experience for him. it did not make him a star by, you know john t. edge: not within the white community, but even though stokely carmichael maybe first chanted black power here, that was less important to the black community here than what booker said on the nbc news. anthony: yeah. the private dining rooms at lusco s are still here. the menu, much the same. steaks, fish, the famous broiled shrimp. the lusco s special salad with the house italian vinaigrette dressing and a healthy dose of anchovy.