Ann Patchett, literary activists push back on book bans at Literary Day on the Hill
Rep. Justin Jones announced a new bill that would prohibit book bans across the state after a record year of removals in ...
Civil rights era in Memphis | Conversations with those who lived it
Strikers marched on Main Street as a result, and a standoff with police began. Officers used clubs and mace on the protestors ...
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Trump administration listed Memphis IRS center, federal court building for sale
The IRS Service Center and the Odell Horton federal courthouse and office building in Memphis were both briefly listed for ...
The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change
Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...
Trump administration releases list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale
The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 440 federal properties it has identified to close or sell, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of J ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther ... four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a federal holiday. WATCH: Harris speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in ...
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A Labor Movement to the Mountaintop: ‘I Am a Man’ Memphis Sanitation Strike of 1968
Discover the transformative journey of the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968, led by the 'I Am a Man' slogan. Learn about its impact on social justice.