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Tale of Two Deltas: Poverty and Affluence Side By Side in Mississippi Town

The Baptist Town neighborhood of Greenwood, Miss., is mostly black and poor. Across town, life differs for the mostly white, more affluent residents.
Image: The Baptist Town neighborhood in Greenwood, Miss.
The Baptist Town neighborhood of Greenwood, Miss., is predominantly black and poor. Across town, life couldn’t be more different for the mostly white, more affluent residents.Matt Eich