CHAPTER 5: STAR PROPER

Star, Mississippi, is a small dot on the map 18 miles south of Jackson right along Highway 49. Since Star was then and still remains an unincorporated town, its boundaries are nebulous. When I think of the Star of my childhood, I remember what my dad and I now call “Star proper.” As kids, my sisters and brother and I could have walked, ridden our bikes, and (eventually) ridden my motorcycle to any place within those boundaries.

Just a tenth of a mile west off the highway was the main intersection of Star. To turn left was to go toward Star Baptist Church. To turn right was to go toward Wesleyanna United Methodist Church. To...

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