In those not so far away days of segregation in the United States, you would often have to go down to the 'other side of the tracks' to find a Juke Joint with some rocking (or bluesy) music to get on down and cut a rug to. Luckily the American government sent out people to document the places, and there are some fine photographs of the old Joints still preserved. These are from a series called 'General Stores and Juke Joints: FSA Photographs in Color, 1942-1945' and more information about the series (and more photos) can be found here. Times were hard for some people (let's face it, mainly the blacks) back in the day.
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