Long car rides equate to lengthy discussions about politics, religion, current/historical events, philosophy/psychology, amongst other things. Shielding our eyes from the southern sun, we drove toward Tennessee with conversations drenched in civil rights history, education, social welfare, work opportunity, and poverty. Rich and fruitful in the history of art and music, the South prides itself with its foundation of rock & roll, blues, jazz, and country. However, its brutal history bleeding with racial battles continue to taint the region with laws and a lifestyle that favor the rich and suppress the poor. It is easy to forget that segregation laws were abolished not just recently but in…
