Maati Primm, owner of Marshall’s Music and Bookstore on Farish Street in Jackson, shows a photograph of her grandmother Ora Page Marshall (third from left), and classmates in college, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. The business is the oldest Black owned bookstore in the country.
The hustle and bustle happening at Marshall’s Music and Bookstore is a wondrous sight. Endless customers, deliveries and phones ringing nonstop keep owner Maati Primm on her toes. And she handles all of it herself.
