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Experience the Empress of Blues
By Leona Dunn NASHVILLE, TN — Tennesseans know Memphis as the home of the blues, but Chattanooga gave birth to one of the genres biggest stars. Bessie Smith, known as the ‘Empress of Blues’, was […]
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The Carter House in Franklin Tells an Important Civil War Story
By Monique Gooch FRANKLIN, TN — The Battle of Franklin was fought on Nov. 30, 1864 as part of the Tennessee Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of […]
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Let’s Go Places: Belle Meade Plantation
Journey to Jubilee: From Enslavement to Freedom By Monique Gooch NASHVILLE, TN — In 1807, John Harding came from Virginia with his father to Tennessee. He bought 250 acres of land from Daniel A. Dunham which […]
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Union Gen. Granger’s Role in Juneteenth Recognized
Franklin Anticipates One Celebration, Two Locations By Clint Confehr FRANKLIN, TN — There was no question that votes would be cast by the mayor and aldermen Tuesday for June 19 events to celebrate freedom. Juneteenth […]
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Oaklands Mansion, Changing the Narrative from Antebellum to Accountability
By Ashley Benkarski MURFREESBORO, TN — The plantation once owned by the Maneys, one of Murfreesboro’s earliest and most influential families, has recently come under new management and is working to tell and uplift the […]
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African American Heritage Society of Williamson County will Turn Historic Home into Black History Center
FRANKLIN, Tennessee (TN Tribune)—Tennessee State Historian Dr. Carroll Van West, leaders of the African American Heritage Society of Williamson County and other community partners in historic preservation announced details of a campaign to acquire and […]
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Enslaved People Built the University of Virginia, Now There’s a Monument Honoring Them
By Evelyn Hockstein The Rotunda, with its tall columns and domed roof, is the centerpiece of the University of Virginia’s idyllic campus, a building designed by Thomas Jefferson, who modeled it after the Pantheon in […]
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Trailblazer Dr. Miriam DeCosta Sugarmon Willis
Dr. Miriam DeCosta Sugarmon Willis used the power of education to persist, overcome and knock down walls that would create opportunities for fellow females and African Americans. The definition of a trailblazer, DeCosta Sugarmon Willis […]
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National Council of Negro Women Celebrates Women’s History Month
Washington, D.C. (TN Tribune)– NCNW joins the nation in observing Women’s History during the month of March. Coincidentally, or perhaps providentially, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, President Emerita of NCNW, was born on March 24th and […]
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Having Found Ancestors’ Owners, She’s Searching For African Roots
By Clint Confehr FRANKLIN, TN — Born in this city known for its Civil War history, Georgia Harris, a family history consultant, found her antebellum ancestors and subsequent cousins. “His people owned my people,” Harris, […]
