Two of the Memphis 13, and Four Periods of Desegregation in the Shelby County School System WITNESSES TO HISTORY By Sophia Mason Gordon School: An Episode…
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Monologues for Healing, from the Women Who Lived Them
Prison Stories “I ran like she told me to do. A neighbor man grabbed me up and carried me across the street to his porch…
Read More Monologues for Healing, from the Women Who Lived ThemBehind “Prison Stories”: A Storytelling Program For Healing
A much-needed program, now over, that resonates through today’s Black Lives Matter movement Originally published in the November 2018 print edition of StoryBoard By Elaine…
Read More Behind “Prison Stories”: A Storytelling Program For HealingChapter16: Giving Women a Voice
Vivien Mildenberger paints a picture of an obscure Tennessee figure in the fight for women’s suffrage By Julie Danielson for Chapter16.org In 1920, Harry Burn…
Read More Chapter16: Giving Women a VoiceThe Dogs Are Running The Show
Editor’s note: Originally published July 1, 2019, this little gem of an article, which seems to harken back to a bygone era, was written by…
Read More The Dogs Are Running The ShowAn Invaluable Traveling Companion
From Chapter16: Candacy Taylor explores the history and legacy of Victor Hugo Green’s iconic travel guide By Stephen Usery, for Chapter16.org In 1936, New York…
Read More An Invaluable Traveling CompanionRemembering Robert Johnson
From Chapter16: Brother Robert provides a human perspective on the man who changed American music By Michael Ray Taylor, for Chapter16.org The city of Memphis plays…
Read More Remembering Robert JohnsonThe Challenge of Antiracism
Historian Ibram X. Kendi confronts our racist culture — and looks inward This review was originally published October 14, 2019 By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org…
Read More The Challenge of AntiracismA Girl Complete
Claire Fullerton’s Little Tea explores the power of women’s friendships Originally published May 22, 2020 Claire Fullerton will discuss Little Tea in a virtual event with the Memphis Public Library on June…
Read More A Girl CompleteMemories of Massacre
Historians Beverly Bond and Susan O’Donovan illuminate a tragic chapter in Memphis history Originally published March 3, 2020 By Aram Goudsouzian, for Chapter16.org On May…
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