By Jennifer Watts
As a member of the education team at the Tennessee State Museum, I get the opportunity each summer to work with teachers all over the state on professional development. We offer insight on Tennessee history and help teachers better engage with core curriculum. This year, as part of our summer institute, I presented a class on Ida B. Wells-Barnett, the journalist, Civil Rights pioneer and suffragist who began her career in Memphis. The class focused on three stories from...
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