Chapter16: Lifting the Veil on Slavery
Wayne Dowdy documents the history of enslaved African Americans in Memphis By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org originally published November 17, 2021 Whenever one of my…
Wayne Dowdy documents the history of enslaved African Americans in Memphis By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org originally published November 17, 2021 Whenever one of my…
Words and Pictures by Ken Billett March 15, 2022 — You old radical you, Mike responded via text message. I’d just sent Mike a photo…
By Robert A. Lanier Riot: Public violence, tumult, or disorder; a violent public disorder. (Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, 1977 edition); A disturbance of the peace…
Following in the footsteps of her family and a well-known chronicler of old Whitehaven, the writer traces her roots in Memphis’s city to the south.…
The news came in December 1915, that one of cinema’s most infamous films – which exalted, glorified and stoked white supremacy – was soon coming…
The Museum of Science & History (MoSH) has announced its new event, Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black Freedom, to be held on Sunday, June 19, 2022, on…
Michelle Duster writes a children’s book about her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells By Julie Danielson, originally published on Chapter 16 on February10, 2022 The work of…
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue I of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in November 2021, page 13. ____________________ By G. Wayne Dowdy Your correspondent reports…
W. Ralph Eubanks explores the literary tradition in Mississippi By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org For a state with relatively few people, Mississippi has produced some of…
Michael Eric Dyson’s Long Time Coming is an elegy and a call to action By Kashif Andrew Graham for Chapter16.org “I can’t breathe.” Michael Eric Dyson’s Long Time…