Tennessee History Day & the Next Generation of Citizens
When you step into a History Day contest, the nervous excitement is palpable. Middle and high school students bustle around exhibit boards. Others pace the hallway waiting for their turn…
When you step into a History Day contest, the nervous excitement is palpable. Middle and high school students bustle around exhibit boards. Others pace the hallway waiting for their turn…
In late April 1980, racially-motivated violence changed the lives of five Black women in Chattanooga. A local Ku Klux Klan leader driving two other Klansmen fired through their car’s open…
This January, HT welcomed seven new board members to its all-volunteer leadership team. With these additions, the HT board now has representatives from every planning and economic development district in…
In 2000, a new permanent exhibit – Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee – opened at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture on the University of Tennessee,…
On the surface, it seems unlikely that the Memphis Heritage Trail (MHT) – a multisite, multimodal, multimedia walking museum that celebrates African American heritage and culture in the South City,…
Humanities Tennessee (HT) and the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM) are pleased to announce our joint scholarship program for the 2024 TAM conference, “If Not Us, Who,” held March 19-21,…
Humanities Tennessee, the Southern Festival of Books, and the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities have partnered for many years to present a themed track of author sessions at…
This summer, Humanities Tennessee added five new members to its board of directors representing all three Grand Divisions: Union City, Memphis, Johnson City, Nashville, and Chattanooga. “We are proud and…
Humanities Tennessee today announced the initial lineup of award-winning, bestselling authors who will headline the 35th Annual Southern Festival of Books, taking place in person at Bicentennial Mall, the Tennessee…
Humanities Tennessee makes funding investments in all three Grand Divisions of the state to support the efforts of cultural, educational, and community-based organizations providing public humanities programs. The grant funds…