We were on our way home to Texas and got off the interstate to get a bite to eat, I think it was Greenwood, Miss. Late at night, got turned around, found ourselves in a black neighborhood. Came around a corner and there were at least 50 blacks all over the street. Don’t know what they were doing there, partying, fighting or something else. I was scared half to death. Got a few yells, hard looks but they let us pass . I will always remember that.
Perhaps it was another town ? Greenwood, MS is 25 miles west of I-55. Regardless, you always have to be careful of where you are, especially at night. I’ve stayed or gone through Black towns without any problems whatsoever (visited Tuskegee, AL, where they were very friendly).