I didn't plan to go to Ferguson, or consciously connect it to Memphis and Harlem on my road trip. Some things just work out like that. Honestly, I went back to Memphis for the barbecue. Perhaps in the back of my mind, I've been looking to reconcile what we as a nation haven't. That the racial divide in this country is real, omnipresent, and firmly entrenched into American society. If that's true, there's fewer clear examples than St. Louis, Missouri.
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