After saying never for like 25 years I am actually getting on a plane today to visit Mississippi and Alabama. (Flying into NOLA, then driving to gulf shores ). These will be states 41 and 42.
In Alabama I recommend seeing The Legacy Museum in Montgomery. It's about slavery, racism, and civil rights protesters who fought back. Luckily it's owned & operated by an independent non-profit, otherwise tRump would have shut it down.