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  • The Evolution of Transportation

    Tipton Haynes Historic Site 2620 S Roan St, Johnson City, TN, United States

    Tipton-Haynes new, permanent exhibition includes conveyances from their collection to explore the changes in transportation over time in the region. Visit http://www.tipton-haynes.org/ for more information. Humanities Tennessee is pleased to provide partial…

  • Community Author Experience Project

    The Kelcurt Foundation concludes its inaugural Community Author series with school visits by author Rita Mae Hubbard. Ms. Hubbard will visit students for reading discussions at the following elementary schools…

  • “How to Sue the Klan” film screening

    Walker Theater 399 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, United States

    Civil Productions is pleased to announce the premiere of its documentary, How to Sue the Klan, which chronicles an historic event from 1980 Chattanooga involving Klan violence and the five…

  • People of Wessyngton after 1865

    Robertson County History Museum 124 6th Ave, Springfield, United States

    Join the Robertson County History Museum in welcoming John Baker Jr., for a discussion of based on the newly expanded Wessyngton exhibit expansion focusing on the stories of those formerly…

  • “Coal Black Voices” film screening & discussion with Frank X. Walker

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave #3, Nashville, TN 37209, USA

    Join the Global Ed Center for a screening of the documentary, Coal Black Voices, followed by a reading and discussion with author Frank X. Walker. For more information, visit: http://www.globaleducationcenter.org/ The…

  • Stories from Black Traditions

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN

    Join the Global Ed Center at Howard Congregational Church for an event featuring author Frank X. Walker reading from "A is for Affrilachia" and storytelling from the Graceful Soul Storyweavers,…

  • King Iron: the Story of Enslaved Furnace Workers in Tennessee

    Clement Railroad Hotel Museum 100 Frank Clement Place, Dickson, United States

    Created by the Tennessee African-American Historical Group, this new travelling exhibit examines the little known story of enslaved iron workers in the Volunteer State. Well researched and curated, "King Iron"…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Dr. Mark Cheathem

    Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

    The presidential election of 1844 had it all: an unpopular incumbent forced out of the race, a perennial presidential loser, a candidate whose career appeared to be on life support,…

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    United We Stand: Racial Reconciliation in West TN

    Livestream

    This United We Stand livestream will explore Tennessee’s collective imagination as a tool shaping a safer, more just civic life in which all Tennesseans belong, including the evolving roles played…

  • Author Event: Jeanne Hardt

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave #3, Nashville, TN 37209, USA

    Join the Global Education Center in welcoming Appalachian author Jeanne Hardt, who will read from and discuss her Smoky Mountain series. For more information, visit:http://www.globaleducationcenter.org/ The event is one in…

  • Film Screening: King Coal

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN

    Join the Global Education Center for a screening of the documentary, King Coal, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. For more information, visit: http://www.globaleducationcenter.org/ The event is one of the…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Ciona Rouse

    Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

    Poet, editor, and educator Ciona Rouse is the author of Vantablack, the first chapbook of Third Man Books (2017). Her poetry has appeared in the journals Oxford American, Wildness, Booth, The Account, Still, Talking River, Gabby Journal, Matter: a journal of political…

  • Quilts as Storytellers

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN

    Join the Global Education Center for a reading with Colleen Anderson, whose focuses on the stories quilts tell, alongside a quilt exhibit by the Zuri Quilting Guild. For more information,…

  • Encore Film Screening: How to Sue the Klan

    Downtown Library, Chattanooga 1001 Broad Street, Chattanooga, United States

    Join us May 4th the Downtown Chattanooga Public Library for an encore screening of the documentary How to Sue the Klan: The Legacy of the Chattanooga Five, featuring remarks from…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Aime Alley Card

    Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

    The Tigerbelles tells the epic story of the 1960 Tennessee State University all-Black women's track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in Rome. The author tells a story…

  • “King Iron” Exhibit

    Black History Museum of Warren County 203 W. Main Street, Suite 13, McMinnVille, United States

    Created by the Tennessee African-American Historical Group, this new travelling exhibit examines the little known story of enslaved iron workers in the Volunteer State. Well researched and curated, "King Iron"…

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    Virtual: 50 Years | 50 Books Conversation with Ace Atkins

    For the final conversation in our 50 Years | 50 Books series, Chapter16.org contributor and New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins will discuss "Fletch," by Gregory McDonald. This is…

    Free

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Betsy T. Phillips

    Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

    On September 10, 1957, Hattie Cotton Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee, blew up. On March 16, 1958, the Jewish Community Center was bombed. On April 19, 1960, the home of…

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    Southern Festival of Books | Author Reveal Party

    Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

    We hope you'll join us Thursday, July 18 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the Tennessee State Museum! Our initial roster of authors for the 2024 Southern Festival of Books will be announced,…

    Free

  • Historic Marker Unveiling: Neighborhood Story Project, Gray, TN

    Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church 136 Bob Jobe Road, Gray, United States

    The McKinney Center and Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church invite you to join us for a special, Historic Marker Dedication on Emancipation Day, August 8, 2024, at the Unitarian Universalist…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Sara Koffi

    Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

    Parasite meets Such a Fun Age in a scorching debut that is as heartbreaking as it is thrilling, examining the intersection of race, class, and female friendship, and the devastating consequences of everyday…

  • Black Women of Print

    UT Downtown Gallery 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, United States

    Visit the UT Downtown Gallery for a new exhibition, "Black Women of Print," opening August 30, 2024. The exhibit features a portfolio of six printmaker, and is curated by Tanekeya…

  • Andrea Morales: Roll Down Like Water

    Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave, Memphis, United States

    Roll Down Like Water features sixty-five photographs spanning a decade of work by the Memphis-based, Peruvian-American photographer Andrea Morales. These images reflect the collective change of Memphis and the surrounding…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Katie Seigenthaler (editor), Amy Frogge (editor), and Rachel Hester, Charles Strobel – The Kingdom of the Poor: My Journey Home (Vanderbilt University Press) in conversation with Kay West

    Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

    *THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT* As Charles Strobel, beloved Nashville priest and advocate for the unhoused, reached the end of his life in 2023, he began to contemplate the last…

  • King Iron: The Untold Story of Enslaved Furnace Workers in Tennessee

    Promise Land Heritage Association 707 Promise Land Rd, Charlotte, TN, United States

    Created by the Tennessee African-American Historical Group, this new travelling exhibit examines the little known story of enslaved iron workers in the Volunteer State. Well researched and curated, "King Iron"…

  • “A Long, Hard Streak” Screening, Symposium and Tours

    American Legion Post 149 202 S. Kingston Street, Wartburg, United States

    Join the Morgan County Historical & Genealogical Society for a screening of the documentary, A Long, Hard Streak, featuring the story of local outlaw and outsider artist Billy Dean Anderson,…

  • Panel Discussion (hybrid): Black Women of Print

    University of Tennessee School of Art 1715 Volunteer Blvd Building Room 213, Knoxville, United States

    UT’s Downtown Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of new triptychs by Black Women of Print featuring work by Deborah Grayson, Karen J. Revis, Stephanie Santana, LaToya Hobbs, Althea Murphy-Price,…

  • Defending DEI: Addressing Anti-Blackness and Systemic Racism in Rural West TN

    Lane College Kirkendoll Student Center 816 N. Hays Ave, Jackson, United States

    Join regional partners at Lane College for a day of discussions and activities featuring scholars and practitioners covering topics such as civic engagement & voting, public health & families, the…