Justin Minor had just finished high school when Pearl Harbor was bombed. The next year, in 1942, he was drafted. And his next three years would take him to two of the major theaters of World War II, including the now-famous Battle of the Bulge.
U.S. Census Response Rate In Tennessee Is On Track, Despite Pandemic Disruption
Even before the outbreak, the 2020 census was going to look a bit different this year: It’s the first time people could respond online in census history. Then, the pandemic forced the decennial population count to pivot even more.
Nashville’s Newest Park Will Preserve History On Jefferson Street
Nashville’s newest green space is aiming to preserve history in a neighborhood facing displacement.
Nashville Celebrates A School Integration Pioneer With A Historical Marker
Nashville’s historical commission unveiled a marker celebrating the late civil rights activist, Alfred Z. Kelley, on Tuesday. The plaque, erected at an…
Looking To Reignite Its Influence, Fisk University Revives Its Social Justice Program
Fisk University is looking to reclaim its status as a thought leader in race relations in America. It plans to resurrect a defunct but venerable racial…
Franklin’s New Historical Markers Reflect African Americans In City’s Civil War Legacy
Public commemoration of Franklin’s past got a little fuller this week, after five markers detailing the city’s African American history were unveiled…
Belle Meade Plantation Hires A Black Historian, Giving Voice To Long-Silenced Slaves
Listen / Plantations across the South offer tours telling stories about the white families who lived there, but the stories of enslaved African Americans on those lands are often either absent or barely researched. Now, one woman at a historic plantation in Nashville is using her position to uncover and share the experience of slavery.
Belle Meade Plantation Hires A Black Historian, Giving Voice To Long-Silenced Slaves
Plantations across the South offer tours telling stories about the white families who lived there, but the stories of enslaved African Americans on…
New Historical Markers Show Where Lynchings Took Place In Davidson County
Listen / Two historical markers now stand where lynchings took place in downtown Nashville during the 1800s. They’re the first such markers in the city. They were unveiled as a part of Juneteenth, which commemorates the abolition of slavery.
New Historical Markers Show Where Lynchings Took Place In Davidson County
Two historical markers now stand where lynchings took place in downtown Nashville during the 1800s. They’re the first such markers in the city. They…
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