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6-14-21

Reflecting on 225 Years of Tennessee History, Through 100 Artifacts and Five Themes

A version of this story appears in the Spring 2021 Issue of the Tennessee State Museum Quarterly Newsletter. Curators Annabeth Hayes and Brigette Jones will discuss Tennessee at 225 at our Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, June 16 12 p.m. CDT. It will take place live in the Museum's Digital Learning Center and be streamed live on our Videos portal.  by Annabeth Hayes and Brigette Jones This year marks the 225th anniversary since Tennessee became the nation’s 16th state on ... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
Tennessee History

6-4-21

C.T. Vivian Devoted His Life to Justice and Nonviolence

by Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org Imagine a punch to your face. Imagine that it is 1965, and you have led a march from Brown Chapel to the Dallas County Courthouse in Selma, Alabama, with the intention of registering 40 African Americans to vote. Imagine that you are met by Sheriff Jim Clark, a notoriously violent enforcer of the white supremacist order. He denies you entry. You challenge his principles. He clubs with you his meaty left fist, and you tumble down the courthouse s... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
civil rights

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