Today we visited the Stax Museum of American Soul Music which celebrates the music of such greats as Isaac Hayes, Booker T & The MG's, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Earth Wind & Fire, the Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett, Luther Ingram, Albert King, the Bar-Kays, Ike & Tina Turner, Ann Peebles, Al Green, Sam Cooke, Rufus Thomas and many others. It was interesting to hear that in an environment of racial segregation and tension, Stax was "color blind" having blacks and whites working together at all levels of the industry. It was the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. which caused distrust and unrest to occur which led to the ultimate demise of the record label. Eventually the building and its surrounds were levelled to the ground (including the Satellite Record Store which was its forerunner) and the current museum was built on the original site after an anonymous donation of two and a half million dollars from two business people. The love and respect of the music and the label's accomplishments shines through the whole museum and there are many great artifacts including Isaac Hayes' amazing Cadillac Impala. Later in the day we visited the Centre for Southern Folklore and Cafe which aims to preserve the historical content and resources associated with the people, music and traditions of the region. It has a lot of exhibitions and produces festivals and musical entertainments (via their famous brown bag lunches) - all free of charge.