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Thousands of Stories

7-7-22

Exploring the Nashville Story of Hot Chicken

Note: Rachel Louise Martin will discuss Hot, Hot Chicken: A Nashville Story with Khalil Ekulona — host of This is Nashville on WPLN — on Saturday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series. The reading will be preceded by a reception beginning at 10:00 a.m. Reservations are requested here. The series is presented in partnership with Humanities T... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
Black History Tennessee Foodways TN Writers | TN Stories

7-6-22

Collection Highlights: Spring 2022

This story originally appeared in the Spring 2022 print edition of the Tennessee State Museum Quarterly Newsletter. Ambrotype of Lucy The Museum recently acquired this ninth plate ambrotype of an enslaved girl, identified as Lucy. The ambrotype is accompanied by a manuscript document, detailing the sale of this nine-year-old girl. The document, authored by John W. Freeman, states, “Know all men by these presents that I John Freman (sic) of Robertson & state of Tenn have... Read More
Posted by Melina Ludwig
Black History Museum Collection Newsletter

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