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The Secret Gypsy Royalty of Mississippi

Meridian, MS, located near the Mississippi/Alabama state border, is perhaps best known as the hometown of actress Sela Ward.

Yet the town of Meridian holds a little-known secret. Except for the people who live here, few Americans knows that the town is the final resting place for a very colorful queen. In this episode of The Southern Way, Darrell Lee travels back to Mississippi to explore the secrets of the Gypsy Royalty of the state…

As always, this episode features music created by Darrell Lee that is available for purchase via digital download.

Know of other interesting graveyards in The American South? Leave a comment and tell us about it…