Robert Church, the south’s first black millionaire, made his fortune buying up Beale Street real estate after the 1878 yellow fever epidemic. He built Church Park at 4th and Beale, a mecca for black ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis, Tennessee: The home of the blues and the birthplace for rock ‘n’ roll thanks to Beale Street. Once filled with wild saloons and brothels, today it’s an international ...