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6-30-20

Pride and the Legacy of Penny Campbell

By Dakota Elliott Last year, more than 25,000 people attended Nashville’s Pride parade in the city’s downtown. Between the parade and the other events held for the two-day Pride festival, more than 75,000 people joined in celebration of the LGBTQ community, making it the most attended Pride Festival in Nashville’s history. 1 The 2019 festival was important for another reason as well: it marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riot in New York... Read More

Posted by Joseph Pagetta at 6-30-20

Women's History

6-10-20

Who Was Edward Carmack, and Why Is There a Statue of Him at the State Capitol?

With the recent toppling and damage of a statue of Edward Carmack that stood on the south side of the State Capitol for more than 90 years, facing War Memorial Plaza, there has been significant interest and inquiry regarding who Carmack was and why he was honored on the grounds of the Capitol. Jim Hoobler , the Museum’s senior curator of art architecture, and an authority on the history of State Capitol, provides an explanation and some background. Early Years, Ida B.... Read More

Posted by Joseph Pagetta at 6-10-20

Tennessee State Capitol

6-5-20

When the 30th "Old Hickory" Infantry Division Landed at Omaha Beach

by Lisa M. Budreau, Ph.D. Early on the morning of June 11, 1944, Tennesseans with the famed 30th “Old Hickory” Infantry Division came ashore at Omaha Beach, following the initial landing a few days before on what is commonly referred to as D-Day. They arrived in Normandy after extensive training, including several months at Camp Forrest, near Tullahoma, Tennessee, one of the largest World War II training facilities in America. Once ashore in France, units of the... Read More

Posted by Joseph Pagetta at 6-5-20

WWII

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