Dockery Farms

255 Mississippi 8, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 USA

Independent

“Preserving the birthplace of the blues”

The mission of the Dockery Farms Foundation is to preserve the historic property and heritage of Dockery Farms and to develop these for educational purposes and the public interest in music, agriculture, and the history of the Mississippi Delta. The foundation seeks charitable contributions from individuals, government organizations, and other foundations. The Dockery Farms Foundation is a private operating foundation and a tax exempt entity within the meaning of Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act. Dockery Farms is an excellent example of the Mississippi Delta plantation, an institution whose complex economic, racial, and cultural worlds nurtured the blues in uniquely powerful ways. The beautifully restored buildings at Dockery recall an era in which blues artists performed in communities throughout the Mississippi Delta.

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mschulze

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March 24, 2014

There is a restored country store on Hwy 8 with Dockery Farms directly behind it. Toward the back is one of the Mississippi Blues Highway Markers. If you press the button you can hear the early Delta Blues greats playing eerily through the empty buildings. It's a really terrific experience and one that every blues fan should experience. One quick note, the marker places it in the town of Cleveland. It's actually east of town on Hwy 8.

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