Beale Street Brass Note Ceremonies Upcoming After two years of no presentation ceremonies due to pandemic and brass supplier issues, the Beale Street Brass Note…
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That Memphis Photographer: How Ernest Withers captured THE photo of the Emmett Till murder trial
By David Mason There was just the slightest tik when it happened. No one noticed. On Wednesday, September 21, 1955, the reverend Mose Wright, sixty-four…
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The Story Behind the Picture: A Discovery in Plain Site
photos by Mark Fleischer It came to us with a built-in headline and a dose of skepticism: “Ernest Withers at the Till Trial.” Instantly intriguing.…
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Union Street: A Thoroughfare and a Boundary, 1830 – 1850
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue III of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in July 2022. Union as a Street In the 1830s, Memphis was a fledgling…
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Elliott Schwab Interview: The A. Schwab Project
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue III of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in the summer of 2022. If you walk through A. Schwab’s doors, take a…
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LYNCHING SITES PROJECT: Facing past and present horrors head-on
StoryBoard is proud to support the work of the Lynching Sites Project. Turning the Light of Truth: The Lynching of Ell Persons On May 22,…
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Reuse and Adapt: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 3
1969 – 1971: The Lumbering Saga of Grace Slick, Chairman of the Board Visitors to Playhouse’s executive offices have occasionally commented on an ugly, yet…
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Joseph W. Martin: Curious Incident of the Missing Cotton Broker
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue III of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in July 2022. On the morning of April 4, 1913, J. Lockhart Anderson arrived…
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Borrowed Spaces: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 2
If you missed part 1 of the history of Playhouse on the Square, you can read it here. Spring 1969: First Brushes with Celebrity As…
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The Circuit Players: Playhouse on the Square History, Part 1
1963: First Steps As students at Overton High School, Walter Slaughter and Jackie Nichols frequently worked on school productions together. But in the summer of…
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