The Evolution of Transportation
Tipton Haynes Historic Site 2620 S Roan St, Johnson City, TN, United StatesTipton-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…
King Iron: the Story of Enslaved Furnace Workers in Tennessee
Clement Railroad Hotel Museum 100 Frank Clement Place, Dickson, United StatesCreated 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"…
United We Stand: Racial Reconciliation in West TN
LivestreamThis 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, USAJoin 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…
“All the Places We’ve Been”: Gil Scott-Heron’s Roots in Jackson
Join the TN Historical Society for a virtual discussion of the music and roots of Gil Scott-Heron with Gio Russonello, Brenda Monroe-Moses, and Carl Cornwall. Info and registration will be…
Film Screening: King Coal
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TNJoin 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, USAPoet, 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, TNJoin 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,…
VIRTUAL EVENT: United We Stand – Cultural Competency in Middle TN
VirtualParticipants will share perspectives on the legacy of ethnic violence in middle TN and the current work of TNs to challenge the continued harms to immigrants and refugees in the…
Encore Film Screening: How to Sue the Klan
Downtown Library, Chattanooga 1001 Broad Street, Chattanooga, United StatesJoin 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…