Road Trip: Jackson

The first thing we did in Jackson was meet the new baby of the friends we were staying with:

Baby!

He's only three weeks old - you might think that most sane people wouldn't have house guests three weeks after having a baby, but these friends are serious about their Southern hospitality. For example, here's the cabinet in the guest bathroom:

There is at least three of each travel size item.

The next day we visited some of the historic sites around town, starting with the bus station where the Freedom Riders were arrested:

Medgar Evers' statue, which is next to a library and park named after him:

We also visited Medgar Evers' home, but didn't think it was appropriate to take photos with a murder scene.

It was unsettling to stand right in the driveway where he was assassinated in front of his family, especially given recent acts of white supremacist terrorism. There's not much there to commemorate it other than a plaque:

And speaking of white supremacy, this is what the Mississippi supreme court looks like:

I know it's the state flag of Mississippi, but it's still appalling.

In the afternoon, we went to the Mississippi Museum of Art, which was beautiful:

The art inside was all by Mississippians, and was incredibly diverse. There was everything from mechanized models of the constellations:

To gorgeous handmade quilts:

I also got a reassuring message in the gift shop:

We spent the rest of the day at home with our friends, playing board games and ogling the baby. It was a great third stop!