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Clarksdale

American  
[klahrks-deyl] / ˈklɑrksˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. a city in NW Mississippi.


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Deep in the heart of the Delta lies Clarksdale, Miss., widely known as the birthplace of the blues.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Kingfish spent his first 24 years in and around Clarksdale.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

As Walter, 38, from Clarksdale, Mississippi, told us, “It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner.”

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025

The charge was led by Tyler Yarbrough, a Clarksdale native, who wrote a public letter to the director after seeing the movie in a nearby town.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

We reached Clarksdale and hired a taxi to the doctor’s office.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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