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	<title>Black Travel &#124; Black Heritage Travel &#124; Black Festivals &#124; Black Cruises &#124; Black Vacations &#187; Memphis</title>
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		<title>Sun Studio &amp; Records &#124; Memphis, TN</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash their first recording contracts and helping to launch their careers. Prior to those days Sun Records had mainly been noted for recording African-American artists, as Phillips loved Rhythm and Blues and wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gullah Festival &#124; Beaufort, SC</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gullah Festival showcases the African history and heritage of South Carolina&#8217;s Low Country Gullah culture, a blend of West African, European and Native American cultures, which became a way of life for West African slaves living on the Sea Islands off the coast of the South Carolina mainland.  The annul event attracts talent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Africa In April Cultural Awareness Festival &#124; Memphis, TN</title>
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Established in 1986, the Africa In April Cultural Awareness Festival is an annual Memphis celebration that puts focus on various cultures and regions of Africa over a four-day period (during the third week in April ) along Beale Street and throughout downtown Memphis. Arts &#38; crafts, culture, fashions, music, history, economics, education and cuisine all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Center for Southern Folklore &#124; Memphis, TN</title>
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		<title>Stax Museum of American Soul Music &#124; Memphis, TN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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